Hart Lane isn't really like other towns. Zoe Tatton fulfilled a childhood dream when she joined Hart Lane Police Force, but things aren't always the way she'd imagined they'd be. As a Detective Constable, she fights for the victims she sees every day in a system where sinister secrets are hidden away and macabre cases are made to disappear.When a mutilated young woman's body is discovered, Zoe's experience tells her that the killer will strike again, and soon. Medical Examiner Dr Jack Tatton worries about his empathetic wife and how much baggage she brings home. He'd do anything to shield her, even if it meant keeping the horrific things he's experienced hidden. Detective Sergeant Jason Dale loves his best friends Jack and Zoe Tatton like family, but he keeps parts of himself, like his emotions and the terrible things he's seen, hidden to protect them and himself. Surely it's only a matter of time before he cracks? Faced with secrets hidden in the town they call home, and a sadistic predator who will stop at nothing to claim more victims, Zoe, Jack and Jason are ready to do whatever it takes to uncover the truth and catch a killer.But what is the killer willing to take from them...?***