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In the cold, wet summer of 1960, 11-year-old Joy Henderson lives in constant fear of her father. She tries to make him happy but, as he keeps reminding her, she is nothing but a filthy sinner destined for Hell.... Yet, decades later, she returns to the family's farm to nurse him on his death bed. To her surprise, her 'perfect' sister, Ruth, is also there, whispering dark words, urging revenge. Then the day after their father finally confesses to a despicable crime, Joy finds him dead - with a belt pulled tight around his neck.

It's 1973 and, after twelve years as a cop, Detective Sergeant Eleanor Smith is finally assigned her first homicide case. A woman's body has been discovered at Harrowford Hall, a home for unmarried mothers deep in the Victorian countryside. But when Detective Smith arrives at the decidedly creepy home, she finds it all but deserted. What's more, the home's overgrown graveyard suggests the apparent poisoning of Nurse Chapman is not Harrowford's first suspicious death.

1983. Joy se tient devant le corps inanimé de son père. Lorsqu'elle a appris qu'il était mourant, la jeune femme est aussitôt retournée dans la ferme australienne qui l'a vue grandir. Pour enfin saisir sa chance. Pas de le revoir, mais de lui faire payer. Car George Henderson, chrétien dévoué et pilier de sa communauté, était aussi un monstre.