This compelling novel of suspense is an intriguing new departure for much-loved saga writer Rosie Harris. Maureen Flynn is a woman with a secret. Sixteen years earlier, when she was a schoolgirl, something terrible happened to her.

But the perpetrators of the shocking crime went unpunished.

Maureen and her family left town, the affair was hushed up, and Maureen carved a new life for herself.

Until now. A bitter rejection revives Maureen's long-suppressed memories, causing her to embark on a terrible quest for vengeance. Meanwhile, Detective Inspector Ruth Morgan and her team are baffled by a string of murders that have taken place in their quiet little town.

In the past few weeks, four successful men in their mid-thirties have been stabbed to death, their corpses brutally defiled.

It's up to Ruth to find the link between the victims - and hunt down a ruthless killer before it's too late.