Benedict Aldridge was a great detective, but behind his success lay a dark past. From the mysterious death of his mother to his father's baffling obsession with the case of three missing young girls in 1978, his life was steeped in haunting memories. Determined to finally uncover the truth behind his mother's death and escape his father's fixation, he had to confront his fears-especially when the cold case resurfaced thirty years later, reigniting the chilling news that had once shaken their community. Forced to become entangled in the case despite his reluctance, he would gradually unravel the truth. Soon, he would uncover something that no one in the small town of Richmond ever expected.