A top businessman is found dead at the top of the Cairngorms. A solitary life leads to no clues about a motive. In her first case after Macleod's retirement can Hope deliver as her new DCI questions if she really can cut the mustard?

In the wake of DCI Macleod's retirement, DI Hope McGrath inherits a new DCI, one who doesn't hold with the glamourous image Hope has within the force. When a man without enemies is brutally killed atop the Cairngorms, Hope feels the pressure as she is harangued over every move she makes by her new boss. With her young boy pining for Mum, and her partner struggling at home, can Hope rise above the distractions and pressure to understand who wants the perfect hermit dead?

The quiet life is merely turbulence in the shadows!

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• Mystery, Thriller & SuspenseMysteryTraditional Detectives
• Mystery, Thriller & SuspenseCrime FictionMurder

• Publication Date: March 8, 2026
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• Print Length: 242 Pages
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