In a Dark House

SuperintendentDuncan Kincaid is called to investigate the shocking death of a woman foundburned beyond recognition in a Victorian warehouse in south London. When hislover and partner, Gemma James, is asked to trace a friend's missing roommate,she and Duncan discover that their cases have several disturbing links. Setagainst a backdrop of Dickensian Southwark, repository of old secrets, the caseplunges Duncan and Gemma into the dark recesses of human relationships. Twowomen are missing, a little girl is abducted, and no one is really what theyseem. The detectives must discover the truth, as innocent lives hang in thebalance.