In Calder Moor the two bodies of a young man and woman are discovered in the shadow of the ancient circle of stones known as Nine Sisters Henge. To Detective Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers this grisly crime promises to be one of the thoughest assignments of their career. Yet the more dark secrets Lynley and Havers uncover, the more they learn that neither the victims nor the suspects are who they appear to be. And once again they come up against the icy realization that human relationships are often murderous...