After a lifetime of bad decisions PI Caleb Zelic is finally making good ones. He's in therapy his business is recovering and his relationship with his estranged wife Kat who is pregnant after a devastating history of miscarriages is on the mend after heading for divorce. However life has other plans in store for him. Soon Caleb is drawn into the tangled world of his troubled ex-partner Frankie whose addictions had her working with criminals and endangering Kat - and this time their pairing leads to a confrontation with the cops. When Frankie's niece is kidnapped she and Caleb must work together against time to save the child's life. But can Caleb trust her after her past betrayals? As the bodies pile up Caleb must also find who is sabotaging his friend Alberto's catering business and vandalising his Deaf community cafe.

Part of the Caleb Zelic series.