Detective Inspector Fenella Sallow is tormented by a dark past and obsessive about the truth…no matter how shocking. Fenella thought she'd seen it all—until a routine call at a local beauty spot uncovers a gruesome find that digs up dark memories from her past. With the public baying for blood, politicians up in arms and police superiors circling, Fenella faces the toughest case of her career. One in which she will have to battle psychological demons from her past and face down her fears about the future. Pressure mounts as Fenella attempts to find the truth about the murder. Is it linked to her sister's disappearance? And what about the man with the devil whisp beard? He was the last person to see her sister alive. Does he hold the clue to what happened?