The present day discovery of a child's remains in a peat bog south of
Glasgow looks to finally solve the decades old mystery of ten year old
Mary McInally's disappearance.Karen Marshall had been devastated by her
best pal's abduction on the day of her confirmation. Questioned by the
police but traumatised by the loss of her friend, nothing Karen
remembered back then had helped.Now decades later, the news of the
possible discovery of Mary's body brings the nightmares back, but added
to that are returning memories long buried by Karen. Memories that begin
to reveal her role in her friend's disappearance and perhaps the
identity of the killer.Are these memories the truth or just a figment of
an aging brain?Called in to excavate the body on the moor, forensic
scientist Rhona MacLeod uses the advances made in forensic science since
Mary's death, to unravel a horrific tale that encompasses more than just
one child, and not only in the past.The Innocent Dead moves between the
past and the present. Those who sought and hid the truth back then and
those intent on discovering it now.But can this be done before the
killer puts his next plan into operation?