A young detective goes out on a limb to solve a murder
After a bungled drugs raid, DI Jordan Carr is sent to Kirkby, Liverpool, to root out a suspected mole in the force.
There he encounters DS Stella May who is tasked with following leads on a body found in a squat.
Identifying the victim will be her first challenge, the second will be stopping the death being connected to the illegal dealings of low-level criminals in the area and effectively brushed under the carpet.
Slightly at sea, Stella is drawn to an old local woman with a penchant for speaking in riddles, who seems to know more than she is letting on.