Eighteen-year-old Darcy Woodard appears to have it all - intelligence, good looks and artistic gifts. His teachers adore him, as does former policewoman Steph Grant, who is now the receptionist at Darcy's college. But beneath the surface, all is not as it seems. Darcy is convinced he doesn't fit in and he tries to ignore their online taunts.
There's Darcy's dysfunctional mother Esther who is trapped in a literary time warp.
Then there's his sister Marianne, who Darcy desperately wants to protect from the dark forces that surround her.
Then tragedy rocks Darcy's life when a drugs gang forces its way into his life and all the people he cares for.
What can Steph and her former boss DI Hale do to protect the local community? And can they really trust Darcy to help them defeat the county lines gang?