“There are some people in the world who are golden. They don’t even have to try, they just shine all the time…you and I, we’re not golden. We’re shadows.”

Creighton Mine, 1951. Nine-year-old Rose Boyle is convinced when her mysterious older sister Virginia returns from Los Angeles she’ll finally stop being invisible. In her small town the visit is big news as everyone waits for tales of fame and glamour. Rose is hoping some of that glory will rub off on her. But it's not long before summer excitement turns to tragedy when a murder casts a shadow over the town. A murder with no suspects and no motive.

Detective Victor Lapointe of the Ontario Provincial Police expects to wrap up the case with little effort, but it isn’t long before he realizes this murder is more complicated than expected and something about the victim stirs up memories he’d rather keep buried. For Lapointe the killing becomes a chance at redemption and to make up for past failures. 

For Rose the murder unveils a family secret she was never meant to learn. One that has her questioning who she is, where she belongs and if she were the next victim…would anyone even care?