When a young girl's quest to find the father she has never met becomes entangled in a police investigation into a series of seemingly unconnected murders, she has no idea that the information she digs up will ultimately lead to the uncovering of the last bit of the jigsaw the police are struggling to put together. Detective Chief Inspector 'Foxy' Reynard, who makes his first appearance in this murder/mystery story, leads the team from Sussex CID who ultimately solve the mystery and the crimes.