Overview

Detective Grace Li of the Major Crimes Unit is sent to a rural area on Vancouver Island to lead her first solo murder investigation, a case that will test everything she knows about duty, trust, and the heart.

Village Bay Cohousing is a respected community—until a body is found hidden on the grounds with a brutal head wound. The discovery shatters the community’s calm and forces Grace into a tight-knit world where everyone knows everyone else’s business.

The cohousing members answer Grace with silence and half-truths. As she peels back layers of neighborly civility, she uncovers near-universal loathing for the victim. Was contempt enough to kill? The investigation becomes complex and personal when Grace begins to fall for one of the suspects, forcing her to choose between her professional duty and a growing attachment.