Publisher's Synopsis
She races home, her young son clasped tightly to her chest, glancing over her shoulder at every face she passes. She reaches the safety of her home, closing the door behind her. Little does she know the danger that awaits her inside. When local vicar, Sally, packs away the brightly coloured toys and dog-eared books left over from a morning parent and toddler group, her heart pounds as she discovers a note left behind: 'Help me'. Sally knows the mother who sat in that spot. Rushing to Nell's small house nearby, her feeling of dread grows. Her frantic knock goes unanswered. Inside, she hears Nell's one-year-old son Alfie crying, but still Nell doesn't come. Running to the back of the house, Sally's breath catches at the sight of Nell's lifeless body laid out in the garden. When police investigate the young mother's tragic death, rumours start to spread.