After evensong on a cold January evening, a village vicar is brutally murdered as cold revenge for a shameful crime he committed many years before; a crime the vicar believed was forever consigned to the past. Following this, a string of other horrific crimes beset the village which rock the community to the core. This is a case for the dependable Detective Inspector Devlin and his murder squad team to solve. Amid the turmoil, a violent prisoner has been set free in error, returning to haunt and gain his own revenge on Detective Devlin. Will the case be one too far for the dependable detective?