Wingfield often opens new investigations just as others seem to be closing, creating a sense of a "mounting workload" that makes the reader feel the pressure Frost is under. Series Information
Frost's primary focus is the disappearance of eight-year-old Vicky Stuart, who has been missing for nine weeks. The case turns darker when another young girl from the same school is found raped and strangled.
In this installment, Frost is overwhelmed by a series of grim investigations that stretch his small team to their breaking point: