At the end of the book Ant is behind bar, and the police are still investigating Amy's death. They have located Graham, Sissy's one-night stand, and the book ends there, but it seems that the man will tell them about what he and Sissy talked about and what he told her about loosening the screws.

With Kate struggling to accept her teenage daughter Roxy's independence and with tensions between Kate and her ex-husband Alistair still very much alive, there's enough family drama to go around already. Before they know it, clever, charismatic Davis is the only one who seems able to keep the peace.