This novel by Angela Marsons became the undisputed international bestseller No. 2, second in sales only to “The Girl on the Train” by Paula Hawkins. Archaeologists are convinced that in the outskirts of Birmingham, on the territory of a long-burnt orphanage, a rich ancient treasure is buried. But city authorities stubbornly refuse to issue permission for excavations. This seems strange to police inspector Kim Stone, especially after former employees of the orphanage begin to die one after another. Then she, at her own peril and risk, excavates the site together with her colleagues and discovers... the remains of three teenage girls! Comparing the facts, Kim comes to the conclusion: these walls and this land keep some terrible secret, which they tried to bury and destroy in flames, but it came to life again - and is now killing everyone involved in it. The inspector understands: in order to find the criminal, we must first find out what kind of tragedy happened here many years ago...