Publisher's Synopsis
A year and a half ago DC Karen Sharpe was the victim of a terrifying crime. Now she is desperately trying to shelter from its effects, but the brutal murder of a young pregnant woman threatens the precarious armour she has built around herself. Drafted onto the squad to deal with the victim's six-year-old child, Karen finds herself overwhelmed by nightmares from her past. As West Yorkshire erupts in a summer of explosive race riots, events tip Karen into the depths of the very world she has been trying to flee.
