Having recovered from a nervous breakdown following the sudden death of his wife, Detective Inspector Jaxon Wolfe returns to full-time duties with West Yorkshire Police. Retaining the rank of detective inspector for a trial period of one year, he is assigned to the Freud Squad, not his preferred option, but six months later, as a result of staff shortages and funding issues, he is transferred to Criminal Investigations to resume his previous tenure. Shortly thereafter, the body of a young man is discovered in bizarre circumstances on moorland near Wolfes hometown of Carlton in West Yorkshire. Less than 48 hours later, another body is