An island shrouded in mist & a community with secrets buried in the past. When a young archaeologist studying on a site at Whalsay discovers a set of human remains, the island settlers are intrigued. Is it an ancient find
- or a more contemporary mystery? Then an elderly woman is shot in a tragic accident in the middle of the night. Shetland detective Jimmy Perez is called in by her grandson
- his own colleague, Sandy Wilson. The sparse landscape & the emptiness of the sea have bred a fierce & secretive people. Mima Wilson was a recluse. She had her l&, her pride & her family. As Jimmy looks to the islanders for answers, he finds instead two feuding families whose envy, greed & bitterness have lasted generations. Surrounded by people he doesn`t know & in unfamiliar territory, Jimmy finds himself out of his depth. Then there`s another death &, as the spring weather shrouds the island in claustrophobic mists, Jimmy must dig up old secrets to stop a new killer from striking again.