Tamara Lawrance

Three-part series set during the final days of slavery in 19th century Jamaica following the trials, tribulations and survival of plantation slave July and her odious mistress Caroline.

Ex Scotland Yard detective Millie-Jean Black (Tamara Lawrance, The Silent Twins) returns to her hometown of Kingston, Jamaica to work missing persons cases; soon finding herself entangled in a case involving a fellow Met cop.

Arriving at Carlingford Prison on the same day, Kelsey, Orla and Abi are thrown together to face an unfamiliar world. But even with the ever-present threat of violence within its walls, they discover that an unexpected sense of community, and a shared understanding, still might be possible.