The suspicious death of a much-loved English professor in a Northwest college town connects six strangers. Is one of them the killer? "It's always the husband," declares the jaded detective in charge, but a rookie cop assisting him is not so sure. When the police investigation hits a wall, the former strangers come together to discover unlikely links between the professor's death, political corruption, and a secret document that names the criminals. Now they are all in danger.
BIOGRAPHY An award-winning author of mystery and historical fiction, Marian Exall was born and raised in England and lived in France and Belgium before moving to the United States. Here, she raised a family and pursued a career as an attorney before becoming a full-time writer. She lives in the Pacific Northwest.