'He tells you he loves you all the time. That he's going to get you out of the hostel, away from the drugs. He better not be lying to you.' Sarah Bone MP is one of New Labour’s rising stars. Then she's pulled out of a debate by the police and accused of her lover’s brutal murder. Her former lover, Nick Cane, has a vivacious new girlfriend. Then he gets too close to an intelligent and attractive student who he's tutoring in a care home – and someone tries to silence him. As Nick fights to uncover the mystery surrounding the young student he is drawn back into a world of drugs, violence and betrayal. Surprising links start to emerge between Bone and Cane’s separate investigations, drawing them closer to each other and deeper into the Nottingham crime world. But there are secrets they don’t know and hidden enemies who threaten them further. Can they uncover the truth before it’s too late?