5 star mystery thriller ... with a caveat. The adult actors sound similar, especially Ali and SteIla. The accents might have thrown me off. I'm from the US. Characters listed below to sort out who's who, what's what. (ALI)- police detective; (STELLA)- Ali's sister, Ruth's guardian; (RUTH)- daughter of Ali and Stella's dead sister NAOMI; (KEVIN)- Ali's ex, lives on a boat; (IVY)- Ali's older daughter; (POPPY)- Ali's younger daughter, uses hearing aid; (ERIC)- Ivy's best friend; (PAUL)- Ruth's father; (SANJAY)- Ali's partner; (RITA)- Ali's boss; (BOBBY)- missing boy in/from 1981

Much of this was predictable, however, acting was great , story was solid throughout , I enjoyed every episode!

Awful parents but a good story. Cop-Mom made just about every wrong choice possible lol

I am having so much trouble following the plot and characters. Acting and sound effects are good but I’m truly confused.

The story is entertaining (I like the interplay between the adult investigation and the kid one) and the sound design was great. If this is a stand-alone series, I think I’d take it down a star because the story feels still quite incomplete, but if this is just the beginning of the story, then I’m excited for the next installment!

Another excellent fiction podcast from BBC 4!

And how does this audio drama have 4 stars? This is one of the best audio dramas I’ve listened to. So glad I happened upon it on my drive to work.