Publisher's Synopsis
"Thought-provoking, solidly plotted story-telling" - MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS In an isolated cottage a woman has been bludgeoned to death; outside, a man has been crushed by a car, uttering the word 'intruder' before losing consciousness. Who is the dead woman? Where is the woman's handbag? Was there an intruder, and who rang 999? Questions without answers, and Detective Chief Inspector Lloyd is short handed, as a baby has disappeared from Malworth and DS Tom Finch has joined the search team. Judy Hill, still on maternity leave, has become deeply involved in that inquiry and it will profoundly affect both her and Lloyd's own murder investigation.
