In a small seaside town, a maniac appears—someone who takes revenge for a dark secret rooted in the distant past. On the beach, Veronica Lloyd, a volunteer at the local church, is found bleeding to death. And soon after, in a nearby church, a priest is found in the same terrible condition—and these victims are not the last.
Detective-Inspector Louisa Blackwell takes on the case. But in the town, there are more secrets than she could possibly imagine.
Who can she trust—and who knows more than they show?