Bloody Valentine

Wealthy restaurant owner Jack Barnes and his adored second wife, Zee, are deeply in love and planning a romantic Valentine's Day, complete with a surprise getaway.

But before Jack can whisk Zee away, their idyll is shattered by a pair of brutal murders, and the killings occur close to home, with both the victims and the suspects living under the same roof in Jack's exclusive block of flats.

As the investigation unfolds, a building full of plausible suspects and hidden motives keeps the truth tantalizingly out of reach, and the question becomes whether the murderer is among the residents or an outsider with a twisted mind.

A fast, compact mystery in the quick-read format, the story races toward a surprise revelation of the culprit, trading depth for momentum and a sharp final twist.