Stella Harvey is shocked: human remains have been found in the garden of the house where she was born and spent her childhood. The remains of Iona Birx, a girl who once came to Stella's native island for a vacation ...What happened then on the island, where, it would seem, all the inhabitants know everything about each other? Is one of these peaceful, respectable, friendly provincials a brutal killer who has eluded justice for years? But who? These questions haunt Stella.She returns to the island and begins her own investigation, not yet suspecting how far people can go to protect their secrets.Especially if they are hiding a deadly secret …