London in the early 90s is a hotbed of political activism and intrigue prey and predator and times are changing fast - too fast for DCI Rick Bailey who is starting to think he cannot keep up. But then a young woman goes missing in the run-up to Christmas and he's convinced Alice's disappearance is related to an unsolved murder that has haunted him for the last three years. He stumbles upon a suspect connected to all the clues among them a care worker facing betrayal and abuse a cemetery worker hearing music that does not play an activist running from himself and a blind man who sees more than anyone else. Who will lead them to Alice before the church bells ring?
