After the scandalous case of serial murders in Cronford, Christian Tyler found herself in a difficult position. There is never one side to a coin - and the title of a local heroine was instantly mixed with the dubious details of the solved crime. That is why now she is standing under the scorching sun with a suitcase in her hands. The Corcante embassy has asked for a guest investigator to solve the case of the kidnapping of a famous businessman, and who better suited for this role than a local heroine? After all, this way you can send her away from journalists, right? But the darkness living in the captain’s head has not yet completely weakened. And in this strange abandoned place, surrounded by kilometers of forest on one side and an endless ocean on the other, it flares up with renewed vigor. The predator is on her heels, and Christian will once again have to maneuver on the brink of life and death, trying to overcome her demons. Editor's comment: The exciting continuation of the creepy "Apple Tree" frightens with an even more extensive selection of risky adventures of the brave police captain. But now things are even more alarming than they were in the first book.