Kirkcudbright-based crime writer Fergus Learmonth is determined to find a way to extricate his wife, Belle, from the influence of her sinister friend, Remi McGregor. After he agrees to help DI Tom Ellis solve the mystery of three people who have vanished from the area without trace, Fergus discovers that his suspicions about Remi are well-founded. And worse is to come...A heady mix of domestic drama and crime, set in the beautiful South West of Scotland. A sequel to A Sensible Woman