In the Dark

As DI Helen Weeks grapples apprehensively with pregnancy, she is compelled to return to her loathed rural home town of Polesford, Derbyshire. Two girls have been abducted, and the man arrested is married to Helens childhood best friend, Linda. But is he guilty? And why is Helen so desperate to come to Lindas aid after avoiding Polesford for all these years?

A gangland shooting has tragic consequences, and Helen is plunged into a murder investigation in Manchesters criminal underworld, forcing her to question everything she holds dear.