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    Prologue set immediately after the epilogue of The Running Grave, story set four months later. Strike and Robin are contacted by the family of a woman jailed for murdering her husband. They insist their mother has been wrongly accused. The pair take on the case, which requires a long trip away together. Close quarters necessitate finally facing what is between them. Case fic. Spoilers for The Running Grave. Fluff, romance and smut.

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