Private detective Frank Doy visits wild South Gare, to get away from it all. But Doy has a habit of finding trouble. Instead of enjoying nature, he witnesses a man drowning out at sea with no hope of survival or rescue. The three men who pushed him to his death look on. Doy is the only witness to their crime. The body is identified as James Campbell, a progressive local MP. The murdered man deserves justice. But at what cost? Doy cannot walk away. Then the bloody corpse of a large dog is left outside Doy’s cottage. Someone is trying to silence him. Now Campbell’s close friend gallery owner Jac Picknett is also in jeopardy. She and Doy join forces against the killers. The dark conspiracy they unravel goes far beyond the small world of South Gare. Will Doy bring the killers to justice?