Although he has always kept his past carefully hidden, as the ever-reliable manager of her well-stocked pub, The Black Dog, Hugh Rhys has Alex Duggins' total trust. However the unexpected arrival of two women from his past raises the fury of the usually even-tempered Hugh, threatens his carefully-crafted reputation and sends shockwaves through the village.

When a battered body is discovered in a deep pond near Hugh's estate, Alex and her partner Tony are once again pulled into a chilling murder investigation. With Hugh's odd behaviour ensuring that he becomes the police's chief suspect, Alex determines to prove his innocence. But she's about to find herself walking a dangerous line, looking for a killer she may wish she had never found ...