One terrible case always haunted detective Matt Ballard. Today many years later on, the killer appears to be back again. And this period he’s after Matt.

When Matt Ballard was starting out his career, three boys were murdered in the same area, the remote and bleak Gibbet Fen. When the primary suspect was killed inside a hit-and-run, the killings stopped. But Matt was not satisfied that the real murderer had been caught.

Over twenty-five years afterwards, Matt gets a photo in an unmarked envelope. It’s from the Gibbet Fen crime scene. As well as the picture was used before the murder occurred.

More photos arrive, associated with the historic murders, as well as intimate photos of Matt’s very secret private lifestyle.

After that another murder happens, with some of the hallmarks of the old case. Has the killer returned, or is usually this just a sick copycat identified to damage Matt’s lifestyle and reputation?