Henry Carter Hull

Lynley is sent undercover to investigate the death of Ian Creswell at the request of the man's wealthy uncle. The death has been ruled an accidental drowning, and nothing on the surface indicates otherwise, but when Lynley enlists the help of his friends Simon and Deborah St. James, the trio's digging finds that the clan is awash in secrets, lies and motives.

Dennis Luxford's past catches up with him when he receives an anonymous note demanding that he admit to fathering the daughter of an up-and-coming politician who refuses to allow the information to be made public.

Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his partner Detective Sargent Barbara Havers investigate an arson and murder at Celandine Cottage in Kent.

Thomas Lynley of Scotland Yard, who walks the rugged coastline to contemplate his wife's senseless murder, discovers the body of a young man at the base of a cliff and becomes a witness and suspect in the case instead of an investigator.

When an adolescent boy's mutilated body is found, it doesn't take long for the police to realize that this is the work of a serial killer.