Leaving her past in Germany, Gretha Braun's new life on Cape Breton Island Canada is cut short when she is brutally murdered.With international and local pressures urgently demanding they find the killer, Detectives Gordie MacLean and Roxanne Albright sort through a suspect list that ranges from overseas to Maclean's own backyard. Frustrated when he is relegated to a backseat role on the case, MacLean finds himself in a dispute with his partner as their priorities diverge.If you enjoy police procedurals in the style of P.D. James and Louise Penny, you'll love the Cape Breton mystery series.
