Something is amiss at the local village school.

A man is seen lingering outside the gates — and parents and teachers are getting worried . . .

Joshua Baldwin doesn’t think he’s doing any harm. With no family of his own, he just gets a bit lonely.

Piercy tracks him down and warns him off. He’s definitely weird. But harmful? She doesn’t think so.

Then five-year-old Madeleine Wiltshaw goes missing.

It’s the last day of term before Easter. No one saw her disappear in the playground at the end of the day. What if Baldwin was a threat after all?

The team start up a desperate search for the little girl, but Madeleine could be hidden anywhere on these moors.

The clock is ticking. Can Detective Piercy find Maddie before it’s too late?

Originally published as Endangering Innocents