First introduced to readers in Fire Angels, this marks the return of an appealing duo of investigators who are the perfect foil for each other. Vain Hope is set in a plushly expensive clinic specialising in cosmetic surgery, ruled over by the ruthlessly efficient Carla Robins. When the Harmony Clinic's top surgeon, handsome Saul Ravenscroft, is found brutally murdered, tongues soon begin to wag. For Carla was having an affair with Saul...