A Stolen Child

Maggie D’arcy resigned from her job as a homicide detective on Long Island and moved to Dublin, Ireland, with her daughter. A year and a half later, she’s completed her time at Garda Training College, but despite her long career, she’s back to walking a beat with a partner. When they’re called for a domestic dispute on a Saturday night, the woman who answers the door reports nothing wrong. Several days later, though, they arrive at the same apartment, where Jade Elliott has been murdered. While they wait for the Garda’s criminal investigation team to show up, Maggie realizes there are signs of a child, but no little one on site. The murder of Jade, a former model, will make the news, but the priority is the nationwide hunt for her two-year-old, Laurel. Maggie’s friend, Detective Inspector Roly Byrne, pulls her onto his team to assist with the case. She’s frustrated to be relegated to minor tasks, but she’s present for every twist and turn in the case, complicated by the cover-ups from the victim’s family and friends.