Publisher's Synopsis
"Janie Bolitho's book is well written and tidily constructed...congratulations are in order" HAMPSTEAD AND HIGHGATE EXPRESS Having recently taken up painting, Rose is alone at the old mine shaft when she hears a scream. The police can find no trace of anything and DCI Jack Pearce is furious with her for wasting his time. Meanwhile, a small circle of artists in St Ives are deeply shocked by the murder of Jenny Manders. Police suspicion soon falls on Nick Pascoe, Jenny's ex-lover. Much to Jack Pearce's dismay, he finds that Nick has been seeing Rose, who also falls under suspicion. When a skeleton is found in the mine shaft, Rose finds herself at the centre of two murder enquiries...
