Leo and Ffion go looking for Seren. She is no where to be found but then turns out she went to Stefan’s boat shop and took Angharad’s boat – which had a hole in the hull. In this story, an influential musician disappears, and later found dead, after a New Year’s Eve party that he was hosting. This is basically a closed door mystery because it takes place on a small Welsh island and practically the entire town was at the party. Now, Ffion has to find the murderer in an island full of suspects. Leo and Ffion take to interviewing the residents of The Shore. They don’t get anything useful about Rhys’ evening. Ffion goes to watch the CCTV of the entrance to the Shores – and deletes it, leaving us wondering why. Late August. Steffan. Steffan’s business is failing. He makes a whole business plan to save his shop by renting out things to The Shore residents. He makes a rowboat for the twins to get in Rhys good graces and delivers it, assuming he has the business. Mid-August. Seren. Seren has been watching Tabby and Felicia and Caleb all summer. Caleb catches up to her in the woods and they start to hang out.

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But Ffion is under a lot of extra pressure. Even she wants, she doesn’t walk away from the case. She’s keeping a big secret, protecting someone. But who and why? Will Leo find out about her secret agenda? Summary of plot: on New Year’s Eve a very rich, popular singer Rhys Lloyd is found death, floating in the freezing water of the lake, found by townies who want to swim in the lake as a New Year tradition.When she arrives home, she chats with her mom and sister and finds out that a man was found floating in the lake for the New Year’s Day swim.

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Late August. Rhys. Steffan brings over a rowboat that was hand made for the the twins in exchange for a boat rental program for residents. He hires Seren to help with his fan mail.

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Layers of historical and social context deepen the allure of this icy murder mystery set in North Wales. The tiny community is her home, so the suspects are her neighbours, friends and family – and Ffion has her own secrets to protect. Ffion Morgan – 30 year old, divorced, Detective Constable in Wales – Cwm Coed (pronounced coom coyd) Fast forward to June. Ffion is still working and finding justice for other cases. She finally realizes that her dad would have been proud of her. Seren meets her to finally talk to her and work on fixing their relationship. Seren is dating Caleb. Ffion meets up with Huw and he asks her to come home. She finally feels like it might be a possibility. October before. Rhys. They get to the Shore for mid-term break. No one is happy to be there. He sees Mia cleaning in Bobby’s lodge and makes a move on her – from his point of view, she really wants it. They are interrupted by something. Later, Clemmie goes to take a swim but needs to get rescued by Angharad, who says she will teach her and Caleb how to sail. We find out that Rhys is doing poor financially and his agent Fleur has made a campaign to have Rhys send a signed photo to his fans and they take a picture of them with the autograph and post it with a hashtag to get sales stirring.

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October. Mia. Mia is cleaning Glynis’s house and she is looking for some files. She take the pictures from when they were in high school that Glynis found. Mia is exchanging messages with Bobby – they are in love. She then goes to visit Huw to get keys from him to get into The Shores but he can’t find them. She goes to tidy up Bobby’s place and Rhys comes in and tries to make a move on her. He won’t let her say no. Thankfully, Dee sees it happening and frightens Rhys away. She consoles Mia. With a lie uncovered at every turn, soon the question isn’t who wanted Rhys dead . . . but who finally killed him. Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with a free advance e-reader copy in exchange for an honest review. Overall: this is not my all time favorite work of the author but the writing is so good. It was long and keeping taps on lots of characters was a little exhausting but I still enjoy to get lost in this smart, challenging murder mystery! The ending was heartbreaking and moving! A truly fantastic book- part thriller, part mystery, lots of community and relationship dysfunction, romance and police procedure and best yet, some culture ( I love to learn while I read as an armchair traveler).

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Like the TV series Broadchurch and the novels of Ann Cleeves, this wonderful novel takes the reader―through twists and turns, and red herrings aplenty―deep within a community. Crime fiction is a whole lot better now that DC Ffion Morgan has arrived." ― First Clue The next day, Leo looks into the stalking and threats that Rhys filed complaints about. His ex wife Allie shows up to tell him she is moving to Australia with her boyfriend and taking Harris with. We find out that Leo left Harris alone and he was scared – that’s what Allie is holding over his head. Thank you to #Sourcebooks Landmark and #NetGalley for providing this Advance Reading Copy. Expected publication date is November 8, 2022. The Broadchurch vibes of haunting mystery surrounding around the tight knitted community makes you drawn into the story a little bit more! Membery, York (5 May 2019). "Fame and Fortune: I quit the police and found that crime pays". The Times.