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Book SynopsisA macabre massacre of a wealthy family brings DCI Christine Caplan to the Highlands in her first thriller in a new series!
A Times Crime Club Pick of the Month
Ramsay debuts a new series with this dark, suspenseful, and atmospheric thriller starring a charismatic heroine - Booklist Starred Review
In the small Highland village of Cronchie, a wealthy family are found brutally murdered in a satanic ritual and their heirloom, ''the devil stone'', is the only thing stolen. The key suspects are known satanists - case closed? But when the investigating officer disappears after leaving the crime scene, DCI Christine Caplan is pulled in to investigate from Glasgow in a case that could restore her reputation.
Caplan knows she is being punished for a minor misdemeanour when she is seconded to the Highlands, but ever the professional, she''s confident she can quickly solve the murders, and return home to her fractious famil
