Publisher's Synopsis
"A novel of subtle suspense and creeping tension..." - BOOKLIST The day that Jerry Hunt met Charlotte Frost was the day he decided to go straight. Charlotte, too, would like to pull away from her past. Widowed after two years of marriage to her second husband, his family still mistrust her, although this does not stop them imposing on her, and when Imogen Frost's parents separate, the girl is sent to stay with her. By chance, Imogen meets Jerry and persuades Charlotte to let him renovate her garden. Slowly, past lies and deceits begin to unravel, and on a night none of them will ever forget, Charlotte disappears...
