Chloe, a fourteen-year-old resident of a care home for troubled teens, is a suspect in the murder of one of the staff members of the care home. But DI Vera Stanhope quickly deduces that Chloe isn't a suspect; rather, she is in grave danger. Chloe must be found in order to figure out what is going on before she and others get hurt.

I received an audiobook copy of this ARC on Netgalley from Ann Cleeves and Macmillan Audio. All thoughts and opinions here are mine and mine alone.

I enjoyed the elements of the police force and those politics, but the mystery surrounding the murderers was rather disappointing. I think I knew that it would be a political and money-focused wrap-up, but it still disappointed me. I also found it difficult to follow who was who purely because this was an audiobook. Having the physical book in my hands and being able to visualize the characters better would have made it easier to follow.

The narrator did a great job of changing her voice for the characters, but she did speak quite slowly. I prefer a narrator that chugs along with the book and does not try to speak slowly. It just made the story drag on a bit too long. I was ready for the book to wrap up around hour 7.