Every mother's worst nightmare is the disappearance of her child. When Antonia Weblock's four-year-old daughter Charlotte vanishes from the local playground, even her enemies are sympathetic. The police pull out all the stops to find Charlotte, asking the questions that are in everyone's mind: Did she wander off, or was she kidnapped? Is her seemingly devoted nanny not telling the whole truth? Why wasn't her stepfather looking after her as he'd promised? And where was her real father when she went missing? Vilified by the tabloids for putting her child at risk for the sake of her successful London career, Antonia turns to her cousin Trish Maguire for help. As a barrister specializing in cases involving children, Trish knows exactly what can happen to them at the hands of abusive adults. She is prepared to do everything she can to find out what happened to Charlotte. But no one who knows the child can be above suspicion, and it is not long before Trish herself comes to the attention of the police. In Trish Maguire, Natasha Cooper has created a memorable character whose strong ideals and fierce intelligence belie her private torments and vulnerability. Creeping Ivy is a menacing story of manipulation and betrayal that will stay in the mind long after the book is finished.