First impressions are everything…

A man is found strangled in his home. DI Max Thatcher is assigned the case. And a new partner.

Enter DS Isaac Mills. Thatcher doesn’t know about this young man joining him on his cases. But the pair of them get right into the thick of it as they interview the victim’s family, including his wife, kids, and mistress.

In this exclusive prequel, Thatcher and Mills meet on their first case together. But is this, as they say, the beginning of a beautiful friendship?

Children are uncut diamonds…

DI Mills and DS Fry are called to the aftermath of a domestic dispute. It’s worse than they could have imagined when they find out two children have gone missing while the older siblings were neglectful and arguing over their inheritance. At first, they believe the children might have run away, but when the babysitter comes up missing as well, the detectives know this is a kidnapping.

Between terrible custody battles, bickering family members, and an unforgiving deadline, Mills and Fry have their hands full. But they must stay focused if they wish to find the children before something terrible happens to them…