What begins as a dark and fast-paced detective novel evolves into something far more sinister and captivating. Peter Swanson

Who is Claire Gravesend? This is the question private investigator Lee Crowe asks himself when he finds her dead on an early summer morning in 2019, dressed in a fine cocktail dress, on the roof of a Rolls-Royce, in the most dangerous neighborhood of San Francisco. Claire's mother, the mega-rich and influential Olivia Gravesend, does not believe the police or the coroner: her daughter did not take her own life. Olivia hires Crowe for the case, but soon he raises question after question about the Gravesend family: first, strange circular scars are discovered on Claire's spine during the autopsy. Then Crowe narrowly escapes an assassination attempt. And finally, he uncovers the biggest secret of all in Claire's residence: sleeping in one of the rooms, he finds Claire. Alive. And Crowe is back at square one: Who is Claire Gravesend?.