An unidentified woman is brutally murdered in a holiday caravan, but leaves a hidden and coded note which Kate Daniels' search team finds. Kate believes the note is encouraging her to follow the clues to her murderer. Clever plotting, with a few red herrings en route with Daniels' murder team now well-fleshed out characters, especially her second in command Sgt Hank Gormley. Interesting locations in an area we stayed in three years ago, visiting one of the pubs name checked in Craster and staying in Embleton, also mentioned. Using real locations brings a book to life. ( )