Martyn Friend

"The minute she sets eyes on it, Molly Pargeter knows that the Tuscan villa she has found to lease is perfect for her family's summer holiday. She is powerfully drawn to its rustic beauty and to the enigma of its absentee landlord. Never mind that her husband and teenaged daughter are vocally unenthusiastic and that her outrageously extroverted father tricks them into taking him along."--Container.

Memories of his own daughter's death are stirred when Leo is called in to investigate the suicide of a young girl. Confusion arises when the case is linked to that of a car salesman. Meanwhile, Nikki investigates the death of an elderly woman.

Harry finds himself in the middle of a dangerous cover-up and has to work against the clock to find those responsible. Meanwhile, Lionel's hearing continues, and Leo will eventually have to decide whether to follow his conscience, and betray his old friend and mentor.

When four bodies are found in the Thames after a boat filled with illegal immigrants is wrecked, the team realize they are dealing with a people trafficking operation. They set out to look for survivors and find themselves delving into communities of illegal immigrants.

Leo races to find a connection between two apparently motiveless murders as a third killing takes place at a school and the police decide they are looking for a serial killer. Nikki, meanwhile, proves that her elderly victim did not die as a result of being attacked.

The discovery that one of the bodies from the wrecked boat in the Thames was carrying a highly infectious disease increases the pressure on the team to track down any other survivors before the virus breaks out into the wider community.