Ten years ago, Anna Clarke’s parents disappeared. The mystery haunts her, and she hopes her job in a busy city Garda Station will one day help her find answers. The case of a man shot dead crosses her desk – and Anna is shocked to discover that the main suspect is her childhood friend Kate Crowley. Certain that Kate is innocent, Anna is determined to help her clear her name. But first she must find her. The victim’s father, Tom Gallagher believes Crowley is responsible…and now his older son John is missing. He cannot grieve for one son, until he finds the other. Desperation can lead a man to do terrible things.

The Meier brothers descend on Cork city, intent on finding the item the dead man had offered to sell. Even Tom does not know where it is but suspects Kate Crowley must have taken it. Kate is trapped in the dead man’s city, alone on the run – can Anna help find her old friend a way
out? With the city on high alert for an international summit, Kate must struggle to stay hidden and stay alive. Anna is drawn into the twisted race against time, falling ever deeper into danger.