After her murderous ex-boyfriend who she turned in to the police was released from prison Jem Byrne fled to London desperate to hide herself. Now she spends every day waiting for him to catch up with her. But The Mansfield estate is far from a safe place to hide. When Private Investigator Harry Lind meets Jem he can tell she's hiding something big and he's desperate to find out what. But his talents have already been enlisted by another: an aging mother hoping to discover the truth about her daughter's disappearance. There's also the two kids from The Mansfield pestering him to find their missing dad. Could Jem be the key to cracking both cases? And then there's Philip The Mansfield Estate's newest resident. He's lurking in the shadows watching it all unfold. Or is he doing more than just watching?