Becca is still on the run from her criminal stepfather, who has tried to use her ability to hear others' thoughts for his own purposes. Old friends reappear and intriguing newcomers appear, including Nera, a mutant black seal who returns at the same time every year, attracting tourists and scientists alike. Why does she return? What is she seeking?

"In the final book of the Whidbey Island saga, events build to an astonishing climax as secrets are revealed, hearts are broken, and lives are changed forever"--

When thirteen-year-old Matthew Whately goes missing from Bredgar Chambers, a prestigious public school in the heart of West Sussex, aristocratic Inspector Thomas Lynley receives a call for help from the lad's housemaster, who also happens to be an old school chum. Thus, the inspector, his partner, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, and forensic scientist Simon Allcourt-St. James find themselves once again outside their jurisdiction and deeply involved...

A collection of twenty-three short mystery stories from top contemporary female crime writers that explore the darkest of the seven deadliest sins, greed and lust.

Natural causes: While Lynley is suspended, pending the outcome of his disciplinary hearing, Havers teams up with a different Detective Inspector, Fiona Knight, to investigate the drowning of a young woman in her car. One guilty deed: Lynley is reinstated, and he, Havers, and their colleague Detective Constable Winston Nkata are trying to catch a crime boss. But when their star witness is found shot dead at Havers' childhood holiday retreat, she becomes...