A grisly murder
In the heart of the English countryside a man is stabbed to death with a pitchfork.
When DCI Guillermo Downes arrives he finds he knows the victim.

An innocent victim?
A decade earlier, Downes made a promise to the families of two missing girls that he'd find their daughters - and the dead man was a suspect in their disappearance.
Perhaps he can finally make good on his promise.

A secret unearthed
But DCI Downes - an Argentinian who fled his homeland - knows that old secrets are always reluctantly surrendered. And the darker they are, the more tightly the guilty cling to them . . .

'Thoughtful, intelligent, page-turning.' - Sunday Times

'Assured, astutely paced, a gripping thriller.' - Herald

'Intriguing, taut, told with panache.' - Daily Mail

About the Author
James Marrison is a journalist whose writing has appeared in a number of national newspapers. James Marrison now lives in Buenos Aires, which provides the inspiration for his lead character, Argentinian-born detective Guillermo Downes, in his debut novel, The Drowning Ground.