The death of eighteen-year-old Rowan Edwards prompted DCI Ellis’s involvement in the inquiry. As she delved deeper, it became clear that the town’s adults were profoundly unaware of the realities of their children’s lives.

As Ellis began to look into the disappearance of a local detective, she discovered the police station's internal solidarity was formidable and difficult to penetrate. Yet, it wasn’t long before an astonishing network of hidden truths starte…

Detective Ellis takes on the disappearance of a newlywed couple, finding herself navigating a web of local history even as online speculation intensifies and amateur investigators swarm the scene.