Rachel McLean

A body is found at Hengistbury Head beach, plunging DCI Lesley Clarke and her team into a frantic investigation – one which seems to have its roots in an old cold case.But with her squad in disarray, and the spectre of her old adversary, crime boss Arthur Kelvin looming large, can Lesley restore harmony, and more importantly, can her team find a killer stalking the beaches of Dorset in high holiday season? The race is on to solve the linked cases, before the Dorset summer turns cold…

A body is discovered at the northern end of Chesil Beach, one of Dorset's most iconic landmarks and a terrible place to establish a crime scene.But as DCI Lesley Clarke and the Major Crime Unit in Dorset plunge into the investigation, they find links to a new organised crime gang attempting to infiltrate the area. A gang which may succeed if Lesley's old enemy Vera Kelvin gets her way.Teaming up with the Organised Crime division might be the key to cracking the killer’s identity, but as Lesley battles with them, as well as sniffing out potential corruption within her own squad, she’s got her hands full.Can she find the killer turning this Dorset beauty spot into a place of nightmares, before more blood is spilled?