What began as a routine exhumation of a suspected murder victim quickly turns complicated for private investigator Theodore Tate...

Theo Tate is barely coping with life since his world was turned upside down two years ago. As he stands in the cold and rainy cemetery, overseeing the exhumation, the lake opposite the graveyard begins to release its grip on the murky past.

When doubts are raised about the true identity of the body found in the coffin, the case takes an even more sinister turn. Tate knows he should walk away and let his former colleagues in the police deal with it, but against his better judgement he takes matters into his own hands.

With time running out and a violent killer on the loose, will Tate manage to stay one step ahead of the police? Or will the secrets he has buried so deeply be unearthed?

Paul Cleave lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, where all of his novels are set. His first novel,The Cleaner, was published to outstanding reviews. It has subsequently become an international bestseller, selling over 250,000 copies, and was the top-selling crime thriller title for 2007 on amazon.de in Germany. It was also shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing.CemeteryLake,Paul's third novel, hit the New Zealand bestseller list on its release in 2008, following 2007'sThe Killing Hour. For more information visit www.paulcleave.com.