December 1930. The residents of Craynebrook are settling in for a quiet Yuletide after a tumultuous, crime-ridden year. But when the bodies of an elderly couple are discovered in their home on Christmas morning, the town realises there will be no peace and joy this holiday season. Detective Inspector Matthew Stannard is tasked with finding the murderer, but he's barely holding himself together. Still haunted by a brutal assault that nearly ended his life, Matthew is feeling isolated and exhausted and, for the first time in his career, reluctant to take on a complex murder investigation. To complicate matters, a high-flying detective from Essex County Police arrives in Craynebrook, hot on the trail of a serial child abductor. When his prime suspect turns out to be a woman Matthew has sworn to protect, a clash becomes inevitable.
December 1930. The residents of Craynebrook are settling in for a quiet Yuletide after a tumultuous, crime-ridden year. But when the bodies of an elderly couple are discovered in their home on Christmas morning, the town realises there will be no peace and joy this holiday season. Detective Inspector Matthew Stannard is tasked with finding the murderer, but he's barely holding himself together. Still haunted by a brutal assault that nearly ended his life, Matthew is feeling isolated and exhausted and, for the first time in his career, reluctant to take on a complex murder investigation. To complicate matters, a high-flying detective from Essex County Police arrives in Craynebrook, hot on the trail of a serial child abductor. When his prime suspect turns out to be a woman Matthew has sworn to protect, a clash becomes inevitable.
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