The 6th book in the series featuring Northumberland sleuth DI Vera Stanhope, which has become a successful ITV drama }Vera{, starring Brenda Blethyn. When Detective Joe Ashworth and his daughter Jessie travel home together on the Newcastle metro, just before Christmas, they become witness to an unlikely murder. Margaret Krukowski has been stabbed by someone who seems to have left no trace. When another woman is murdered, Vera and Joe search into the past of the town of Mardle. **See }Buyer's Notes Extra{ for extra discount on Ann Cleeves backlist titles**