The sun-kissed follow up to the bestselling Snow, shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger.

On the idyllic coast of San Sebastian, Dublin pathologist Quirke is struggling to relax. And when he glimpses a familiar face in the twilight at the bar Las Arcadas, a woman who was meant to have died in a political scandal back in Ireland years earlier, any chance of a peaceful holiday is lost. After a call home, Detective St John Strafford is dispatched to Spain, but he's not the only one on route: as a terrifying hitman hunts down his prey, they are all set for a brutal showdown.

'Superb.' The Times

'Utterly absorbing.' Daily Mail

'A joy to read.' Sunday Times

'The ultimate page-turner.' Irish Independent