‘I love Robert Thorogood’s writing’ Peter James An original story from the creator and writer of the hit BBC One TV series, Death in Paradise, featuring on-screen favourite detective, DI Richard Poole. ‘Great fun, well written, well plotted with plenty of red herrings’ Reader review ★★★★★‘Brilliant … a real Agatha Christie style of a story, keeps you guess till the end’ Reader review ★★★★★*****Supermodel Polly Carter was famed for her looks and party-girl lifestyle. Now she's dead, apparently having thrown herself from the clifftop near her home on the island of Saint-Marie. Those who knew her say Polly would never have killed herself…and when he is called in to investigate, DI Richard Poole is inclined to agree there is more to Polly’s death than meets the eye.Already fighting a losing battle against the intense summer heat of the Caribbean, Richard now faces fresh adversaries: a stream of alibis; a host of conflicting motives; and, worst of all, a visit from his mother. A frenzy which would surely allow a murderer to slip away unnoticed…yet Richard is certain that the guilty party is still on the island.As his team closes in on Polly’s household, Richard becomes convinced that the model’s death was an inside job. And he's determined to prove who planned the killing of Polly Carter, and why…***** Praise for Robert Thorogood 'Thrilling and heartfelt … an absolute joy from first page to last’ Chris Whitaker 'The best thing since Jerome K Jerome!’ Orlando Murrin, author of Knife Skills for Beginners'An unputdownable page-turner … and a plot so ingenious it kept me guessing until the very end’ Matt Dunn‘Full of unexpected twists and turns … we will be enjoying the mysteries of Robert Thorogood for many years to come' Daily Mail‘A light-hearted romp with gallons of humour, mystery and brilliant sleuthing’ The Sun

‘I love Robert Thorogood’s writing’ Peter James An original story from the creator and writer of the hit BBC One TV series, Death in Paradise, featuring on-screen favourite detective, DI Richard Poole. ‘Great fun, well written, well plotted with plenty of red herrings’ Reader review ★★★★★‘Brilliant … a real Agatha Christie style of a story, keeps you guess till the end’ Reader review ★★★★★*****Supermodel Polly Carter was famed for her looks and party-girl lifestyle. Now she's dead, apparently having thrown herself from the clifftop near her home on the island of Saint-Marie. Those who knew her say Polly would never have killed herself…and when he is called in to investigate, DI Richard Poole is inclined to agree there is more to Polly’s death than meets the eye.Already fighting a losing battle against the intense summer heat of the Caribbean, Richard now faces fresh adversaries: a stream of alibis; a host of conflicting motives; and, worst of all, a visit from his mother. A frenzy which would surely allow a murderer to slip away unnoticed…yet Richard is certain that the guilty party is still on the island.As his team closes in on Polly’s household, Richard becomes convinced that the model’s death was an inside job. And he's determined to prove who planned the killing of Polly Carter, and why…***** Praise for Robert Thorogood 'Thrilling and heartfelt … an absolute joy from first page to last’ Chris Whitaker 'The best thing since Jerome K Jerome!’ Orlando Murrin, author of Knife Skills for Beginners'An unputdownable page-turner … and a plot so ingenious it kept me guessing until the very end’ Matt Dunn‘Full of unexpected twists and turns … we will be enjoying the mysteries of Robert Thorogood for many years to come' Daily Mail‘A light-hearted romp with gallons of humour, mystery and brilliant sleuthing’ The Sun