DCI Matilda Darke IX

April 2020: Lockdown. DI Christian Brady has been tracing victims of systemic abuse at a local children’s home after a high-profile accusation pitched it into the spotlight – a case that couldn’t be more personal for the detective.

As DCI Matilda Darke and her team piece together the disturbing picture of the history of the home, it soon becomes clear that this is much bigger than they ever suspected. But nothing will prepare them for what they are about to uncover.