In the vein of Val McDermid's }A Place Of Execution{ this Derbyshire-set thriller depicts the discovery of three bodies, evidence pointing to the mother, and DC Connie Childs risking career and health to find the real story All evidence seems to point to one murderer: the mother. DC Connie Childs, determined to discover the truth about the fire-wrecked property on Cross Farm Lane, realises that a fourth body - one they cannot find - must hold the key to the mystery.