Deception on his Mind - Tapa blanda

'An excellent drama of life and death in an enclosed society' -- Mail on Sunday 'She writes extremely well, plots brilliantly and reaches an emotional level deeper than most ... Captivating' -- The Times 'The best plotter in the mystery game, [her] elegant literate flow puts many Brits to shame' -- Time Out

Balford-le-Nez is a dying seaside town on the coast of Essex. But when a member of the town's small but growing Asian community is found dead near its beach, the sleepy town ignites. Working without her long-time partner, Detective Inspector Lynley, Sergeant Barbara Havers must probe not only the mind of a murderer and a case very close to her own heart, but also the terrible price people pay for deceiving others ...and themselves.