The Falmouth Regatta is approaching, but celebrations are overshadowed by the spectre of evil.
Two women have been murdered. The lifeless body of one discovered floating in the ocean, the other suffered a brutal end at the hands of a stabbing.
Rumours of who is guilty are spreading like wildfire in Cornwall's tight-knit yachting community. But witnesses are unreliable, and the truth shrouded in lies.
Those whispers of deceit are all around.
As the killings continue, Detective Inspector Kitto struggles to piece together a fragmented investigation.
His partner, Loveday, has a knack for getting to the truth. But will her involvement be the catalyst for another death?
...And could that next victim be Loveday?