A teenage girl is found in the back of a car on the notorious Hobfield estate.She has been dead for a week and yet no one has reported her missing.Why was she killed and why do her friends all seem to have something to hide?.

Meanwhile an old jar containing ashes and bone is brought into the station.It was found carefully wrapped in a pink blanket with a child's pink hairclip.

Seventeen years ago little Jessica Wilkins disappeared from Leesdon Park one summer afternoon.

Her Mother had gone to get the child an ice cream and when she returned the child had gone.Over the years there were no sightings,no witnesses - nothing.

Detective Tom Calladine had been part of the original investigation and the case has haunted him ever since.Will he finally be able to solve and close this unsolved mystery?.

I really enjoyed this gripping,twist packed mystery.It made a refreshing change to read about a police team who were friends as well as colleagues and worked well together as a team.I loved the closeness and banter between Tom Calladine and Ruth Bayliss,they obviously were very close and cared deeply about each other.It was lovely to read a book in which the police investigations weren't bogged down by interdepartmental back stabbing and point scoring.

Both of the cases were intreguing and kept me guessing from the shocking prologue to the unexpected conclusions of the crimes.The chapters were short and snappy and the story flowed along nicely with no parts of the story being over descriptive and coming across as padding.The characters and settings were well developed and realistic.

Although events from earlier books in the series are mentioned this book can be read and enjoyed as a stand alone.This is the first book that I have read by this author and it most definitely will not be the last.

As always Helen gets it right! A nice paced storyline, with believable characters! I really enjoy this series of books and I am always left looking forward to the next one

This series gets better with each book. Helen was on fire with this one it was fantastic! It was tense, gritty and emotional and very well written. I loved everything about it and if I could give it 6 stars I would.