Violent burglars have been terrorizing residents across the English countryside, but when a mutilated body is discovered in a Cotswolds house, it becomes clear that this is no ordinary group of opportunist thieves. In this sequel to Buried, Detective Jack Warr investigates, yet hits countless dead ends. When Warr meets Charlotte Miles, a terrified woman with links to the group, he decides to use her to lure the killers into his trap—but he cannot afford to fail.