DI Richard Poole is hot, bothered and fed up. He's suck on the tropical island of Saint-Marie, forced to live in a rickety old shack on a beach, and there isn't a decent cup of tea to be found anywhere. When a boat explodes in the harbor, Richard and his team soon realize there's a new murderer on the loose. But who is it? And why did the killer leave behind a ruby at the scene of the crime? As the police dig deeper, they uncover secrets that go back decades, and a crime from the past that can never be forgiven. worse still, they soon realize this is only the beginning. They've got to catch the killer before there's another death in paradise...--From back cover.