1969. A job in the Prison Service is not for everyone. But for Nell Lewis helping prisoners is something she cares about deeply and when she's promoted into a new post as governor of HMP Brackerley in Yorkshire she's tasked with transforming the renowned run-down facility into a modern open prison for women. Just as Nell is settling into her new role events take a dark turn when a man's body is discovered in the prison grounds. The mystery deepens still when one of their female inmates goes missing ensuing a search across the country. Can Nell resolve the sinister happenings at HMP Brackerley before anyone else is put in danger?

Part of the Nell Lewis series.