From best-selling Dutch author Tica Morgan comes the English-language debut of her bestselling thriller series, unveiling the dark underbelly of the small island towns of southern Netherlands.

Most criminal investigators would prefer the gritty streets of Amsterdam to the uncomplicated small-town island life of Goeree-Overflakkee in South Holland, but Inspector Zoë Janssen has turned down every job offer that would take her to the city. The island has everything she needs: beautiful scenery, plenty of space to raise her sons—and of course, no other investigators in her way of tackling the most gruesome cases. She's fascinated by what lies beneath the surface of an idyllic picture: an unforgiving landscape nicknamed "The White Island" after prolific drug use, and a community with zealous religious belief and a deep mistrust of outsiders.

Zoë's no stranger to cruel and violent crimes, but she's left scrambling for answers when the body of a beloved local resident is found macabrely decorated in her own barn. A shocking second murder rocks the town to its core and piles pressure on the investigating team. And just as the simmering tension reaches a boiling point, Zoë's past and present collide when an old case comes back to haunt her, leaving her with the realization her life on the island will never be the same.