In the perpetual drizzle and shadowed closes of Edinburgh's ancient Old Town, where the city's historic spires pierce a sky heavy with rain and regret, Detective Inspector Elara MacLeod leads a weary team at Lothian and Borders Police.
Haunted by a unsolved case from her past—a missing persons file that mirrors the current horrors—MacLeod is thrust into a chilling series of murders that target the city's forgotten underbelly.
With the press baying like hounds and a storm-battered city on edge, MacLeod must navigate corrupt officials, unreliable witnesses, and her own unraveling sanity to unmask perpetrators who strike at the heart of Edinburgh's dual soul: the enlightened festival facade masking a labyrinth of dark secrets.
