Description
From internationally bestselling, acclaimed author Melinda Salisbury comes a darkly seductive story of murder, betrayal, love, andfamily secrets in a small town in the Scottish Highlands.Everyone in this quiet lakeside community knows that Alvas father killed her mother, all those years ago. There wasnt enoughproof to arrest him, though, and with no other family, Alvas been forced to live with her mothers murderer, doing her best tosurvive until she can earn enough money to run away.One of her chores is to monitor water levels in the loch-a task her father takes very seriously. Their family has been the guardianof the loch for generations. Its a cold, lonely task, and a few times, Alva can swear she feels someone watching her.But the more Alva investigates, the more she realizes that the truth can be more monstrous than lies, and that you can neverescape your past
