For Laura Principal, PI, and her partner Sonny, business is flourishing—until, at the home of a wealthy client, Laura leaves a cherished photograph in the hands of a Filipina maid. Within 24 hours the girl has vanished without a trace. Where has she gone? And why do her employers deny she ever existed? Attempting to find the girl—and the photograph—Laura confronts cruelty, kidnap and a body in an alley, and learns a few things about herself she could well have done without.

“Laura Principal is Britain’s coolest woman private eye...Well-crafted, well-written and well worth a read” —Val McDermid, Manchester Evening News

“[Spring] writes with intelligence and a real feel for a menacing atmosphere” —Marcel Berlins, The Times

“Enthralling and bang up-to-date...a taut, intelligent, well-plotted read” —Prima