Perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz and Jenn McKinlay, acclaimed author Victoria Gilbert is back with more devious clues and deadly secrets as Hunter and Clewe take on a new case in the second Hunter and Clewe mystery.

When Eloise Anderson, the owner of an antiquarian bookshop, arrives at the grand Aircroft estate to ask retired librarian Jane Hunter and eccentric collector Cameron Clewe for help, Jane and Cam expect a bookish inquiry. But the bookseller has a different sort of assistance in mindclearing her mothers name of a murder Eloise is convinced she didnt commit.

Eloises mother has just died after spending many years in prison for allegedly killing Eloises father. Armed with new information found in her mothers effects, the bookseller is determined to uncover the true killer so her mother can rest in peace, even though the case is now colder than ice. When Jane tracks down the original detective from the investigation and discovers him stabbed to death in Eloises bookshop, Jane and Cam are sure this murder is connected to the cold case. They think its the same killer, but the police unfortunately have their own prime suspect, and this time around its Eloise.

Cam and Janes cold-case sleuthing turns urgentfind who committed the murders or watch another innocent woman rot in jail as a cold-blooded killer walks free.