A girl covered in blood. Her missing stepfather. Two detectives racing against time.

Laura is her team's top interviewer, an expert at finding the 'in' with victims that helps crack the case. Niamh is her straight-talking partner who is noticing cracks in her mentor's careful facade. Jenny is the 14-year-old assault victim found bloody and confused on a suburban street.

They need answers, and fast. But Jenny seems terrified to tell them the truth. And as the pair try to reach her, Laura begins to lose herself in memories of her own shattering trauma, leading to a mistake that could have fatal consequences .

'Thrilling and utterly compulsive' LIZ NUGENT

'An incredible read, impossible to put down. Gill Perdue is a fresh, assured new voice' ANDREA MARA

'Daringly dark and packs a huge emotional punch - an exceptional crime debut that lingers in the memory long after the last page' CATHERINE RYAN HOWARD

'Great, great, great - I am giving it a lot of love...read this one!'