![]() ![]() The elderly man who owns the house claims he has never seen them before. The inhabitants of the quiet Oxford street are in shock. No one in the quiet suburban street saw anything - or at least that's what they're saying. DI Adam Fawley is trying to keep an open mind.Ī woman and child are found locked in a basement room, barely alive. No one knows who they are - the woman can't speak, and there are no missing persons reports that match their profile. A truly original psychological crime novel about a missing child and the scandal that erupts in the aftermath. HOW CAN A CHILD GO MISSING WITHOUT A TRACE? Last night, eight-year-old Daisy Mason disappeared from a family party. The toddler is dead, and his brother is soon fighting for his life. Why were they left in the house alone? Where is their mother, and why is their father not answering his phone? It's one of the most disturbing cases DI Fawley has ever worked. The Christmas holidays, and two children have just been pulled from the wreckage of their burning home in North Oxford. ![]() All he can do is try to ignore the sickening feeling he's seen something like this before. The story she tells is terrifying: grabbed off the street, a plastic bag forced over her head, then driven somewhere remote and subjected to an assault. DI Adam Fawley is doing the best he can to investigate, but the teenager refuses to press charges. ![]() Does it? A distressed teenage girl is found on the outskirts of Oxford. ![]()
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