Detective Inspector Andy Horton is assigned the case of a missing person: Jasper Kenton, a private investigator. Kenton was on the trail of a man whose wife thought he was having an affair. Then Kenton's naked body is discovered on a stretch of private beach on the Isle of Wight, wrapped in sailcloth. The autopsy reveals Kenton was shot with a crossbow at close range. Now Horton is embroiled in an investigation that has major personal ramifications and he has no choice but to withhold vital information. As Horton struggles to crack the case, he knows it's only a matter of time before someone discovers he's kept silent. And if that's revealed, it will end his career.