A doctor to the rich and famous goes to extreme lengths to protect his daughter in this dark and addictive novel from the author of the million-copy bestseller The Dinner

Marc Schlosser is a doctor to the rich and famous.
When his most famous patient, the actor Ralph Meier, invites him and his family on holiday, Marc finds that he can't refuse. But by the time the suntans fade, Ralph Meier is dead.
The medical board accuses Marc of negligence.
Ralph's wife, however, accuses him of murder...

"Horribly thrilling, utterly entertaining" - Independent

"Gripping... The summer's essential reading" - Observer

"Take this book to the beach, you'll be gripped and chilled" - Independent

"Gripping... Koch uses language like a stethoscope, so that we can hear the beating hearts of his characters and their visceral feelings of envy, love, fear and hatred" - Observer

"Sex and menace are at the pulsating heart of this emotionally intelligent thriller" - Irish Mail on Sunday

"Caustic...Poisonous... I couldn't stop reading" - Washington Post