1989.

1989. The world is on the brink of revolution and journalist Allie Burns is a woman on a mission. When she discovers a lead about the exploitation of society`s most vulnerable, Allie is determined to investigate and give voice to the silenced. Elsewhere, a ticking clock begins the countdown to a murder. As Allie begins to connect the dots and edges closer to exposing the truth, it is more shocking than she ever imagined. There`s nothing like a killer story, and to tell it, Allie must risk her freedom and her life . . . The brand-new unmissable, heart-stopping thriller from number one bestseller, Val McDermid