A British doctor is caught up in suspicions of spousal abuse and murder in a riveting mystery by the author of Death by Appointment.

When a patient visits Dr. Cathy Moreland with a disturbing story of marital tension and a bruise on her upper arm, Cathy is understandably concerned. But the young woman, Fiona, refuses further help despite confiding that she's afraid of her husband.

Cathy is more worried still when, just days later, Fiona's husband urges her to sign his gun licence form. With no reason not to, Cathy reluctantly complies. Soon after, Cathy is horrified to hear of a death during a shooting party on a local estate. But Fiona is not the victim. Nor is Fiona's husband the one who pulled the trigger-but it was his gun that took the victim down. Now Cathy is left questioning whether what looks like an accident is really a coincidence, and what's been going on behind closed doors...