Ex-DI Hillary Greene has been handed a tall order - she's to reopen all the missing persons cases of a group of young women, in an attempt to help Detective Chief Superintendent Steven Crayle bring down one of Thames Valley's most wanted. This may also help her colleague Jake Barnes finally get some answers about the fate of his sister Jasmine. But it won't be easy. Hillary has a new boss to break in, and the knife-wielding lieutenant of the local crime boss to contend with. And she must finally take the plunge and leave her beloved narrowboat behind ...