Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is approached by colleague Detective Sergeant Branson to help investigate the disappearance of a Brighton property developer.
With two seemingly unconnected deaths on their hands, Grace finds himself tested to the limit when it becomes apparent both incidents may be the work of a serial killer.
Months on from his last investigation and with Grace’s team still reeling from the fallout, Roy must hurry to prove that a wealthy Brighton businessman has brutally murdered his wife in an impossible new case.
A sinister inquiry into skeletal remains found in a forgotten Brighton storm drain takes Grace down a labyrinthine trail through the past, but it’s not only on the professional front that he’s chasing ghosts.
When a body is dredged up from the sea, it sets in motion a disturbing investigation which forces Grace to ask himself how far will people go to save the ones they love.
A series of chilling attacks in Brighton all bear the same signs - Grace has a feeling that he's seen this all before, but is it really a copycat?
Grace and Branson are called to the site of a tragic road traffic collision where an unexpected discovery suggests more to the case than meets the eye.
A shocking attack on the Brighton music scene and a gruesome discovery on a Sussex pig farm force Grace to split his team to solve the two mysteries.
