The body of a young woman is discovered on a beach in Peterhead. For Chloe McDonald this is the first major case since she was promoted to Detective Constable. The investigation in to the murder of the young woman leads her to a tie in with major drugs ring in Edinburgh. As she moves closer to the truth a series of events lead to tragedy, love and an amazing friendship than changes her life forever. Familiar faces from her past come to help her through a horrific ordeal as colleague sexually assaults her. Through all that her determination to see the killer behind bars is what keeps her moving forward.