"DS Duncan Kincaid is torn away from a bitter family custody battle to a vacant warehouse where a corpse burned beyond recognition has been discovered. Meanwhile Kincaid's lover and former partner DI Gemma James is concentrating on the disappearance of a young hospital administrator who has vanished without a trace. Across the city, a nameless woman is holding ten-year-old Harriet hostage. Fearful of her rigidly controlling captor and desperately worried about her feuding parents, Harriet tries to escape...While the clock ticks, Kincaid and Gemma must call upon every resource as they work on their most menacing case."--BOOK JACKET