For thirteen-year-old Rebecca Roberts, the arrival of irritating relatives is hell on earth; but her comfortable world is torn apart - piece-by-piece - by suspicious new neighbours, a child's disappearance and a close friend's long-hidden secret.

When Rebecca investigates with the help of a surprising ally, she finds that once emotions, secrets and crime interweave, the effects linger for a lifetime...and exposing them to the clear light of day can have deadly consequences