Superintendent Andrew Fenwick isn't pleased to be assigned a high-profile celebrity case - the disappearance of teenager Issie Mattias, the privileged granddaughter of Hollywood royalty. But as his investigation takes shape, and unsettling hints of an abusive past surface, he grows ever more concerned for the girl's safety. Meanwhile Inspector Louise Nightingale is searching for a serial rapist - could the cases be linked? As the country is gripped by a treacherous winter, Fenwick and Nightingale are running out of time ...