The Detective's Daughter

Summer, 1981. The body of Kate Rokesmith is found by the River Thames in London. Her four-year-old son is wandering near... (more)

Summer, 1981. The body of Kate Rokesmith is found by the River Thames in London. Her four-year-old son is wandering nearby, traumatised and mute. Detective Inspector Darnell cancells yet another trip he has promised his daughter Stella and heads for the scene of the crime. The murder is never solved. Winter, 2011. It's another busy day at the Clean Slate office. Owner and head cleaner Stella Darnell is annoyed to have her routine interrupted by the news that her father has died of a heart attack. Dutifully sorting his belongings, she finds the case papers for the Kate Rokesmith murder gathering dust in his attic. Stella cannot resist the lure of bringing order to chaos. Red pen in hand, she determines to find the killer. (less)