A gripping Kate Brannigan thriller, from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Val McDermid. `Val McDermid remains unrivalled´ Observer Manchester PI Kate Brannigan finds herself with no choice but to take the only case on offer: bodyguarding a paranoid soap star. But the glitzy world of showbusiness has a darker side. And as Kate scratches the surface, she uncovers dramas, threats and bitter rivalries. And when a self-styled `Seer to the Stars´ is murdered, Kate is left with more questions than answers.