Sofia Delacruz, a controversial Spanish religious leader, arrives in London preaching reform and reconciliation. When she vanishes from Angel Court and members of her circle are attacked, Thomas Pitt is ordered to find her before the disappearance becomes an international and sectarian crisis.
Pitt and Charlotte investigate Sofia’s followers, opponents and private relationships while Special Branch faces pressure to favour political convenience over truth. The case turns religious devotion and public charisma into tools that can conceal kidnapping, betrayal and murder.