When a girl's body is dumped in a bin, a city is forced to explore the boundaries of private interest and public good. hard change is a contemporary town hall thriller set in a midlands city with an alcohol problem. the girl's discarded body forces a council officer, a policewoman and an nhs trust manager to get out from behind their desks and make choices. personal or political, public or private, professional or pragmatic, they must make those choices alone - but can they act collectively to do the right thing and prevent another murder?