Terwijl Strike op bezoek is bij zijn familie in Cornwall, wordt hij benaderd door Anna Phipps, die zijn hulp wil bij het opsporen van haar moeder die in 1974 is verdwenen.
Gastrollen:
Kerr Logan(Matthew Cunliffe), Sophie Ward(Anna Phipps), Abigail Lawrie(Margot Bamborough), Ian Redford(Ted Nancarrow), Linda Bassett(Joan Nancarrow), Syrus Lowe(Max Priestwood), Phill Langhorne(DI Simon Layborn), Sarah Sweeney(Lucy), Morgan Jones(DI Bill Talbot), Kierston Wareing(Leda Strike), Charlie Price(Cormoran Strike (1980s)), Samuel Oatley(DI George Layborn), Fionnula Flanagan(Oonagh Kennedy), Giles Matthey(Paul Satchwell (1970s)), Jack Morris(Steve Douthwaite (1970s)), Ruth Sheen(Pat Chauncey), Jonas Armstrong(Saul Morris), Andy de la Tour(Nico 'Mucky' Ricci), Crispin Letts(Gregory Talbot), James Corrigan(Al Rokeby), Genevieve Hulme Beaman(Oonagh Kennedy (1970s)), Calvin A. Dean(Ted Nancarrow (1980s)), Jacob James Beswick(Luca Ricci (1970s)), Sam Woolf(Roy Phipps (1970s)), Jessica Impiazzi(Gloria Conti (1970s)), Georgia Louise Furlong(Theo), Tilly Walker(Anna Phipps (1980s)), Carys Bowkett(Cynthia (1980s)), Thomas Harper-Jones(Older Boy), Artie Wilkinson-Hunt(Kevin Beattie), Kate Davies-Speak(Joan Nancarrow (1980s)), Mazz Murray(Elaine), Toni Peach(Irene Hickson (1970s)), Eliza Collings(Janice Beattie (1970s)), Lionelle Nsarhaza(Perfume Salesgirl), Celia Learmonth(Woman in film), Lorna Gayle(Kim Sullivan)
