As two women celebrate New Year's Eve across town, a mutual acquaintance lies dead in her apartment.
Can a missing tortoise lead the way to the truth?
Former G.P. Dr Clara Astrell is content at home reading Animal Farm to her whippet. Her restful retirement is derailed when she inherits a tortoise with a past and becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation.
Jo is on extended leave pending a disciplinary inquiry. She vows to find her best friend’s killer and turns amateur sleuth. She is charmed by conman, Ludo, who promises to help her – as the relationship deepens he draws her into his shady world. Her desperate attempts to solve the case put her own life in jeopardy.
A gruesome discovery turns the tables.
Who can you trust if you can’t trust your instincts?
A gripping tale of friendship, murder and betrayal.
One tortoise, two strangers, three lives changed forever.
