Can you truly know what it's like to be a woman?

Detective Inspector Robyn Bailley is feeling more comfortable, six weeks after coming out as a trans woman. Then, the cousin of one of her team falls from the balcony of a hotel during a family wedding. It could be suicide but there are worrying signs of assault. The incident inflames local women, including questioning whether Robyn should even be involved in such an investigation.

At the same time, Robyn is trying to rebuild a relationship with her own daughter. Trying to sort the truth from the lies, Robyn puts herself into deadly danger.

She's Gone really is all action: Clare handles a complex plot and a large cast of characters with a deftness and economy that put many much more established authors to shame, and I don't think I am giving too much away by saying the end is a shocker. With She's Gone Clare joins the front rank of British crime writers. I can't wait to read more about DI Bailley. (Amazon review)