"When she tries to deliver a get-well card from the child's classmates, she learns that the girl, Dinah, has been mysteriously spirited away and that official records of her fate are sealed. The more resistance Sarah encounters in her quest for Dinah, the harder she searches, hiring a sad-sack private investigator, Joe (Adam Godley), to help her. This leads to further murders and mysteries, sending Sarah, along with Joe's wife, Zoë (Thompson), on the road to save the little girl."
"The television show, starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson, boasts a handsome production and strong performances that make up for the original novel's weaknesses. Like most of Herron's Slow Horses plots, this one hinges on the British government's efforts to cover up a very, very bad thing in its past. As Herron sees it, the U.K.'s biggest enemy is itself, and its leaders are ruthless in covering their asses."
Down Cemetery Road, published in 2003, is an earlier thriller featuring private detective Zoë Boehm and centers on a house explosion in an Oxford neighborhood. Sarah Tucker becomes obsessed with the sole survivor, a six-year-old named Dinah, and discovers Dinah has been spirited away and official records are sealed. Sarah hires private investigator Joe, leading to further murders and mysteries and a road trip involving Joe's wife, Zoë, to rescue the child. The plot hinges on a British government cover-up and the television adaptation, starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson, elevates the material with strong performances and production.
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