A box of treasure. A burned body and an old flame.Detective Inspector Andy Horton arrives at Portsmouth CID to find a rusty, old metal box on his desk. It was found in the mud at Sinah Lake and contains a collection of rare gold and silver coins.But why are there handcuffs attached to the box? Or more importantly, who was originally attached to it?Soon after, Horton is called out to an isolated stretch of Gosport shore where a body has been found in a burned-out car. But the vehicle and body are so badly charred that it’s almost impossible to identify the victim.Then Horton is dealt a double blow when his old flame Harriet Ames drops a bombshell: she’s been transferred to a local police team and they’re going to be seeing a lot more of each other.Horton can’t let Harriet distract him. Not now. Especially when another body has just been discovered . . .
