An unputdownable crime thriller featuring Detective Antigone Pollard from the bestselling author of The Unbelieved.
Detective Antigone Pollard is fearless. Armed with a trained police dog, a black belt in judo, and the will to speak her mind, she faces opposition head-on.
After six months, Antigone is feeling more settled in Deception Bay. Crime rates are down after a slow mild start to the summer holiday season, but when a frantic mother, Maddy Muir, calls the station to report her baby is missing, Antigone and Wozza begin a race against time to find the baby and the person who brazenly took him.
In the middle of the frantic investigation, Antigone's mum, Dr Jilly Pollard arrives for an unexpected visit and shares a tragic family secret and needs Antigone's help.
Just when things at the Deception Bay police station are running smoothly with a new boss, Senior Sergeant Amanda Filipovic, circumstances change one stormy night, and in the blink of an eye, Antigone's old boss, Bill Wheeler is back making the missing baby investigation harder every day.
While Antigone juggles both investigations, Mum and Nan move into the farm to unravel the family secret. Meanwhile, Antigone takes a DNA test with two very surprising results.
Once again, Antigone faces the question: who's protecting the women? And what happens when we don't believe them?