Sequel to: The Family Upstairs.

"Originally published in Great Britain in 2022 by Century"--Title page verso.

"Detective Inspector Samuel Owusu is called to [the banks of the Thames] after a tour guide makes a shocking discovery, one that will unearth a decades-old crime linked to the unsolved murder of three people in a grand Chelsea mansion thirty years before. In another part of the city, Rachel Rimmer receives shocking news as well. Her husband, away on business in the south of France, has been found murdered. The police demand she immediately come to France to answer questions about Michael, about his past, and about his unsavory business partners, questions Rachel needs to know just how to answer in order to keep her secrets safe and locked away. After fleeing London thirty years ago in the wake of a horrific tragedy, Lucy Lamb is finally coming home. She has grand plans to settle herself and her children in their first-ever house, and is seconds away from that security and relief when the events of her past come to light and her brother takes off to find the key to everything that haunts them. As they all race to find answers to the mysteries that lie before them, they will discover that they are connected in ways they could never have imagined"--Dust jacket flap.