Penny leads a peaceful life on Staniel Cay, a paradise island in the Bahamas. Until the day her best friend, an eccentric Frenchwoman who settled on the island, is found dead. A few strange things alert Penny. She’s certain: Rya was murdered.

Detective Gaz, dispatched to the scene, finds himself unwittingly caught up in a web of secrets and betrayals.

Only ten people were present the night of the crime. And yet, the mystery seems unsolvable.

In this closed-circle mystery worthy of Agatha Christie, Gaz sees a terrible event from his teenage years resurface, one he thought was buried forever.

Who killed Rya Singer? But more importantly, who was Rya Singer really?