' Shrewd & atmospheric Mediterranean noir in the newest & darkest of territories' William Boyd Guardian Some wounds never heal When a routine court case takes a sinister turn defence lawyer Spike Sanguinetti starts asking dangerous questions that nobody seems to want answered Soon it's not just the truth that's at stake it is everything & everyone that Spike holds precious As the Gibraltarian sun beats relentlessly down crimes of the past & present collide relationships are tested & long-buried secrets exposed Who can Spike trust? & where do his own loyalties lie?