Detective Inspector Irene Huss hasn t seen Sophie Malmborg for over fifteen years, but she s still haunted by the strange young ballerina s role in the fire that killed her stepfather. Why had she refused to speak to Irene and the other case workers? Could an eleven-year-old even one as disturbed and aloof as Sophie truly be capable of setting her own house on fire? Irene s questions resurface when Sophie, now a young adult, disappears, and the charred remains of a dancer are found in an abandoned warehouse. Irene has a startling realization that could shed light on the case that has been lingering in the back of her mind since the beginning of her career."