When the body of Thomas Magner's business partner is found dead in his car on the outskirts of Anstruther
All evidence points to suicide
And Magner himself
A wealthy property developer
Is currently under investigation for a series of alleged rapes from thirty years ago
In total fifteen women are prepared to go to court to testify against Magner but one by one they inexplicably withdraw their complaints until only five remain
With the CPS now reconsidering its case
One of Magner's accusers is killed in a hit-and-run and the abandoned car is found to be registered to one T Magner
DCI Andy Gilchrist is assigned to the hit-and-run case and soon discovers that Magner's murky past is very much seeping into the present