The mysterious disappearance of a television star triggers an investigation by DCI Isaac Cook’s elite Murder Investigation Team. Though she’s vanished before, something feels fundamentally different this time.

As Cook’s team investigates, bodies accumulate rapidly, each victim taking crucial information to their grave. Evidence points to Angus MacTavish, the Government’s ambitious Chief Whip with potentially sinister motivations.

Behind television’s glamorous exterior lies a deadly web of secrets. The soap opera’s executive producer conceals vital information, his assistant has overheard dangerous conversations, and the actress’s charming co-star struggles to maintain his carefully crafted persona.

Central to this lethal conspiracy is a mysterious child whose identity threatens to destabilize both the government and the nation itself. Cook races to unravel the deception before the killer claims another victim.