The story begins with Perez attending his mother's funeral on the remote Fair Isle . His grief is interrupted when a prominent local lawyer, , is shot dead on his doorstep in broad daylight. Perez returns to Lerwick to lead the investigation, uncovering a web of potential motives involving professional disputes, local politics, and past cases. Plot Summary
Perez doesn't turn around.
Perez's breathing stops.
PEREZ: "Because Cassie was there the night he died."