''Staincliffe excels herself here with the story of a teenage girl abducted by her real father... [a]
harrowing but human drama.'' Irish Daily Mail

A missing schoolgirl, a middle-aged recluse, an exploited teenager. Lives thrown into chaos and set on collision courseWith the police in hot pursuit.

Scarlett is dancing in the school talent show tomorrow. Nana, who Scarlett lives with since Mum died, reckons Scarlett will be on Strictly at this rate. Except Scarlett doesn''t make it home from school. She''s abducted by a man she never imagined she''d see againA man on the police''s most wanted list. Her dad.

Ron has made a living as a house and pet sitter since quitting his career on the front line in the fire service. He''s currently looking after a place deep in the Derbyshire Peaks. The solitude suits him. And managing animals is so much simpler than coping with other people

Dylan''s a ''cuckoo'', dealing drugs on the county line, moving from nest to nest, picking out people who daren''t say no. Keeping his head down, one step ahead of the law. So far. But now everything''s falling apart.

DS Laura O''Neil is running on empty after nights dealing with her teething toddlerBut Laura is driving the hunt for Scarlett and knows that every minute counts.

A race against time, played out in the brooding wilderness, the limestone gorges and gritstone edges of the Peak District. Themes of escape and entrapment, of shifting loyalties and new alliances, of violence, fear and love, resilience, kindness and hope.

Praise for Cath Staincliffe:

''''This powerful, often harrowing story will move you to tears'' My Weekly

''Harrowing and humaneA real knockout'' Ian Rankin

''It''s always exciting to see a writer get better and better and Cath Staincliffe is doing just that'' Val McDermid

''Powerful, complex and utterly gripping'' Sunday Mirror

''An intelligent and emotionally engaging moral workout'' Daily Telegraph

''Complex and satisfying'' Sunday Times

Format Inbunden Omfång 272 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Little, Brown Book Group Utgivningsdatum 2021-07-15 ISBN 9781472132123