Debby Morris, mother of two, goes to a Christmas party at historic Hollyhock Manor in Marlow, and never comes home.A MISSING MOTHER.Her phone, handbag and Santa’s elf hat are found in a park near the River Thames. The police issue a nationwide search, but Debby is nowhere to be found.Three weeks later, Debby’s body, still in her elf costume, is discovered five miles downstream from where she disappeared.A DETECTIVE ON THE BRINK.Detective Rob Miller is pulled from compassionate leave and put in charge. He’s still reeling from his last botched case, and he knows all eyes are on him — waiting to see if he’ll crack.Meanwhile, another body is found with their throat slashed . . . and a link is discovered between the two cases that changes everything.A RACE AGAINST TIME TO STOP A KILLER.Rob and his team will need to pull out all the stops to catch a twisted killer before anyone else dies.
