PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: THE RISING TIDE, ISBN 9781509889617. New York Times bestselling author of the Two Rivers/i> and Shetland series, Ann Cleeves, returns with the eleventh novel in the acclaimed Vera Stanhope crime series, following The Rising Tide.A man's body is found in the early morning light by a local dog walker on the common outside Rosebank, a care home for troubled teens. The victim is Josh, a staff member, who was due to work the previous night but never showed.DI Vera Stanhope is called out to investigate the death. Her only clue is the disappearance of one of the home's residents, fourteen year old Chloe Spence. Vera can't bring herself to believe that a teenager could be responsible for the murder, but even she can't dismiss the possibility.Vera, Joe, and new team member Rosie Bell are soon embroiled in the case. But when a second body, connected to Josh, is found near the Three Dark Wives monument in the wilds of the Northumbrian countryside, superstition and folklore begin to collide with fact.Vera knows she has to find Chloe to get to the truth, but it seems that the dark secrets in their community may be far more dangerous that she could ever have believed possible.