Cleeves, Ann. Vera Stanhope series.

Thorndike Press large print basic series.

"Fifty years ago, a group of teenagers spent a weekend on Holy Island. Now, they still return every five years to celebrate their friendship and remember the friend they lost to the rising waters of the causeway. Now, when one of them is found hanged, Vera is called in. Learning that the dead man had recently been fired after misconduct allegations, Vera knows she must discover what the friends are hiding, and whether the events of many years before could have led to murder then, and now. Secrets long-hidden are finding their way to the surface, and Vera may find herself in more danger than she could have believed possible"--