As the investigation into free-spirited Edith Hind’s disappearance uncovers no strong leads, Manon finds herself drawn to two unconventional males: one, a possible romantic partner, plays a tangential role in the investigation when he finds a body the other, a young boy with a tragic home life, mourns the death of his brother, who also might have ties to Edith or her family. As she pursues dead-end date after dead-end date, her personal life seems a complete disaster, but her professional interest and energy are piqued when the beautiful graduate-student daughter of a famous physician goes missing, apparently the victim of foul play. Thirty-nine and single, DS Manon Bradshaw is feeling the burn of loneliness. A new and complex police heroine tries to solve a high-profile missing persons case while seeking domestic fulfillment in Cambridge.
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