KEVIN DEVINE is found dead on a beach in Berwick Upon Tweed.Tied to a stake, beaten unconscious and left to die under the incoming tide.GOAGSIE MACKAY, the rookie detective working on the case, has little evidence and few leads…the investigation is stalling. ELIJAH BOOTLE, a traumatised, burnt out Met Police profiler arrives in the town seeking refuge from his demons.The murder of a child in London has put him over the edge.He’s in Berwick for rest and repair. JEZ GUINNESS, a school teacher from Edinburgh, has returned to Berwick for the funeral of his life-long friend.A chance meeting with ELIJAH leads to friendship and a growing interest in the crime. But behind the sedate tranquility of this seaside holiday town lies a dark underbelly.Among the narrow lanes and worn, cobbled streets there are dark secrets and dangerous men.