Kate becomes a crucial witness to a brutal murder, setting off a deadly game of cat and mouse as she becomes the target of criminals seeking to silence her.

It could happen in your town, in your street or on your doorstep. Would you watch and try to help or would you run?

Set in a rural village in North Yorkshire criminal associates from John Duffield’s distant past seek recompense for his neglected debts. Duffield is brutally murdered which is witnessed by innocent bystander, Kate. The hunt begins for Kate as the criminal group attempts to eliminate her in order to protect themselves. A police inquiry team investigates Duffield’s death and DI Rachel Barnes is called upon to rise to the challenge of protecting Kate, in a game of strategy, where lives hang in the balance and mistakes are harshly punished.