When Scout Lewis returns home after studying abroad, she’s disturbed by the change in her best friend Hedwig.

When Scout is discovered after two days missing, she is determined to find Hedwig but shocked to realise she herself is under investigation.

As the search for Hedwig continues, crumbling movie-star Andy Dolan surfaces as a strange and crucial player in her disappearance.

As the pressure builds on the Eden police to find Hedwig Shelley, the murder of a local drug dealer adds coal to the fire.

Scout encounters a fierce ally of Hedwig’s who reveals the dream he and Hedwig shared of beginning a new life, and the way their dream was derailed by the true kingpin behind Eden’s drug trade.

As details about Hedwig’s childhood are revealed, Scout delves deeper into the life her friend had been living.