A hidden cove. A tangle of lies. A deeply-buried secret.When a young woman's body is found at a cave entrance by the pretty fishing village of Robin Hood's Bay, DCI Tom Raven is called to investigate. A trail of footprints leads from the body on the shore to the nearby youth hostel. But the killer's identity is far from clear as the picturesque façade of Robin Hood's Bay conceals more than it reveals.Meanwhile, Raven has been given a tantalising clue to the truth behind his mother's death at the hands of a hit-and-run driver over thirty years ago. As he works to untangle the facts, he discovers a secret far darker than anything he could have imagined and must battle the inner demons that threaten to destroy him and everything he holds dear.Set on the North Yorkshire coast, the Tom Raven series is perfect for fans of David J Gatward, J M Dalgliesh, Simon McCleave, and British crime fiction.