Dr Petra McBride has managed to escape her Glasgow flat and - she hopes - her stalker. Accepting a job in Madrid seems like the perfect antidote to the trauma of the last few months.

Finished with the case, she takes the opportunity to kick back in her Madrid hotel room. A bottle of Rioja and a long hot bath are just the ticket.

But the man she just helped put behind bars has other ideas...

When Petra gets a knock at her hotel room door that most definitely is not room service, she must use all her wiles as a forensic psychologist. Can she keep her attacker talking to save herself? And will her new colleague, Interpol agent Susannah Roscoe, get to her in time to avoid tragedy?

Veil of Blood introduces Dr Petra McBride's newest and most exciting set of adventures yet as she and Agent Susannah Roscoe bring killers to justice across the cities of Europe.