The third Jackson Brodie novel winner of Richard & Judys Best Read- literary crime from the number-one bestselling author of Big Sky andTranscription. An exhilarating read. Her wry humour sharp eye for the quirks of human behaviour and subtle characterisation are a constant joy Daily Mail In a quiet corner of rural Devon a six-year-old girl witnesses an appalling crime. Thirty years later the man convicted of the crime is released from prison. In Edinburgh sixteen-year-old Reggie wise beyond her years works as a nanny for a G.P. But her employer has disappeared with her baby and Reggie seems to be the only person who is worried. Across town Detective Chief Inspector Louise Monroe is also looking for a missing person unaware that hurtling towards her is a former acquaintance - Jackson Brodie - himself on a journey that becomes fatally interrupted.
