Late November, 1980. English student find his house full of police officers. He soon discovers that his ex-girlfriend has been murdered in a nearby park and her new boyfriend is missing. Nick quickly realises he Is a suspect since he has no convincing alibi, but Nick has his own suspicions. Meanwhile, in late November 2019, an archaeological dig near Scotch Corner unearths a skeleton that turns out to be far more recent than the Roman remains they were looking for. Detective Superintendent Alan Banks and his team are called in to investigate, but there is little to be gleaned from the bones themselves. Left with few clues, Banks and his team must rely on their wits hunt down a killer. As the two cases unfurl, the investigations twist and turn to an explosive conclusion