Detective Sergeant Sarah Southall always jokes about wanting a juicy murder to investigate, but when the body of Miriam Daniels pops up the day after Sarah returns from maternity leave, the phrase ‘Be careful what you wish for’ seems appropriate. And as if murder wasn’t enough, the case quickly becomes intertwined with a spate of burglaries targeting single women.
As Sarah struggles to balance the demands of a complex murder investigation with her troubled family life, the revelation that the killer could be closer to home than she’d ever imagined possible makes her wonder if coming back to work was just a huge mistake.