When a body is found in the village of Manham, Dr. David Hunter is disturbed by more than just the fact that the dead woman might be someone he knows. Once a forensic anthropologist, he was familiar with the faces of death until a family catastrophe led him to abandon his life and career. Now Hunter works as a doctor, intent on burying his past. When Hunter is asked by DCI Mackenzie to use his skills to identify a body, he fears this will bring up the painful memories he has been trying to forget. But when another woman disappears, Hunter realizes that he must face his demons. Hunter has to work with his new colleagues, Sergeant Fraser and former police officer, Brody, to find the killer before a storm cuts off the island completely.