Dara is doing her best to look after her siblings while her mother does anything but. Meanwhile Grace who has been brought up in a slightly different world is also facing a horror situation after her mother collapses and ends up in a coma. Both girls are removed from their homes and end up in the horror home for kids which is Holly Brookes. They soon become friends. There is unimaginable abuse at the home and many of those at fault will get their just desserts by the end of this book.

It's no surprise that Martina Cole is a fan of this, Linda Calvey's first crime novel.

Linda Calvey herself is no stranger to crime. She bears the nickname of 'The Black Widow' as all her partners have met untimely deaths or ended up in prison. She herself was incarcerated for 18 years for the murder of Ronnie Cook and also served three and a half years prior for robbery.

This novel reads very much like a Martina Cole thriller.

Diana Davies has been head of the family business since the death of her husband. She’s developed a fierce reputation of her own and faces the prospect of handing over the reins to her only son Angus.

While she slowly hands over control she keeps an eye on proceedings through his minder Roy.