Reluctant psychic Kate Benedict, on a happy jaunt to Crete, has no sooner landed in Heraklion than she’s staring at a body. Life’s been complicated ever since she woke up one day able to tell if someone’s in danger of imminent death.

She can often prevent a tragedy if she finds out where the threat is, but that means turning her busy life upside down and becoming a temporary detective. Not to mention the anxiety and fear that comes with racing to beat death. It’s a gift and a curse.

This time she was too late for the victim, but maybe not for her old friend Chris, whose family she’s visiting. Almost as soon as they find the body (Chris’s family solicitor), Chris develops a sinister aura, the death signal that only Kate can see.

Chris is a close friend, the boyfriend of Kate’s best friend Anita, and the son of a man she previously saved. Kate’s beside herself.

The danger seems to revolve around a mysterious bequest to Chris from his late uncle – so mysterious, in fact, that no one knows what it is. The letter naming it is missing, along with the solicitor’s assistant.

And it’s soon evident another family member is in danger.

But Kate has an ace in the hole – one purpose of her visit is to meet Chris’s grandmother, also a psychic, who’s able to make her own contributions to the solution.

Death on Crete offers an evocative, otherworldly experience. Carrie’s extensive knowledge of the Classics sculpts a tale peopled by mythological beings, transforming the island from a sunny, modern-day resort into a Greek drama in search of justice and truth among ancient caves.