The Crimson Keep: A DCI Surinder Taws Mystery (Book 1) (DCI Surinder Taws Mystery Series)

A body beneath the cliffs of Dunnottar Castle.
A symbol carved in red.

DCI Surinder Taws came to Stonehaven for a fresh start after the collapse of her marriage and career in Glasgow. Instead, her first case begins with the death of a young woman found at the foot of the castle cliffs.

At first it looks like suicide.

Then another body is discovered.

Both victims share the same chilling a spiral carved into their skin.

The symbol is tied to a local legend known as The Crimson Keep, a centuries-old tale of a woman who fell to her death from the castle walls.

But someone is turning folklore into murder.

As Sindy and her team race to uncover the truth, they find a disturbing pattern linking the poisonous plants, environmental activism, and a killer who believes the women he targets have committed sins against nature.

When a third victim is taken alive, Sindy realises the murders are escalating.

And the killer has already chosen who dies next.