'Tense and emotionalA dark beating heart of a novel' GILLIAN McALLISTER 'So compelling and tightly plotted I couldn't put it down' CLAIRE DOUGLAS

Don't miss the gripping debut crime novel in which a childs tragic drowning rips a small community apart with devastating consequences

TWO CHILDREN WENT INTO THE SEA.

When local couple Andrew and Sophie take their daughter and her friend to the beach on a stormy day, they are momentarily distracted leading both children to get washed out to sea. Andrew dives in, but comes back ashore with only one child his own daughter, Maria. Joe, the son of his best friend and local police officer, Chris, has drowned. But it was just a tragic accidentwasnt it?

ONLY ONE CAME OUT ALIVE.

As Sergeant Mike Adams and DS Sue Willmott investigate what really happened in the water that afternoon, the ripple effects of the tragedy tear the community apart. The detectives must discover the truth before their colleague bereaved and desperate father, Chris takes the investigation into his own hands

BUT WHO IS TO BLAME?

'Tense and grippingA dark beating heart of a novel' GILLIAN MCALLISTER

'So compelling and tightly plotted I couldn't put it down' CLAIRE DOUGLAS

'An absolute rollercoaster ride of a book' JENNIE GODFREY

Compelling and accomplished, I raced through it B. A. PARIS

'Cleverly written and filled with tensionkept me gripped' D.S. BUTLER

'An all-consuming beast of a book. Unforgettable' CHARLIE GALLAGHER

'Made me cry; gripping, haunting, devastating' JACKIE KABLER

'A tense narrative that pulls you in like the tide, dragging you out to sea' MORGAN GREENE