Detective Chief Inspector Ryan escapes to Holy Island to find peace, but murder has other plans. Days before Christmas, a young woman’s body is discovered among the ruins of the ancient Priory, shattering the island’s serenity and pulling Ryan back into a world he hoped to leave behind.
When Dr. Anna Taylor, a former islander with a painful past, arrives as a police consultant, old wounds resurface. Tensions run high as she and Ryan struggle to collaborate, navigating a case where pagan rituals, small-town secrets, and a killer lurking in plain sight complicate every step.
As the tide cuts the island off from the mainland, the race to uncover the truth becomes urgent. Can Ryan and Anna solve the mystery before the killer strikes again?
