A woman's body is found washed up on Cramond Island near
Edinburgh. She has been mutilated by a ship's propeller, and it's
clear her death was no accident. Days later detectives are
called to a deserted flat in Edinburgh - the kitchen covered in
blood. When the woman's name is revealed it stirs unwelcome
memories for those who knew her, Chief Constable Bob Skinner most
of all. But Skinner is now based in Glasgow and has no reason to
become involved in the case. Yet he does, unwittingly setting in
motion a course that will lead him to a personal nightmare and
the toughest choice of his life.