In the Peak District, a summer of disruption caused by endless rain leaves Derbyshire's CID baffled as they try to identify a man who is found lying dead in shallow water. Detective Sergeant Ben Cooper's absence, after an arson attack, has left a serious gap behind. DS Diane Fry is a reluctant temporary replacement, but now their makeshift team is about to be tested to the limit. As the rain turns into a deluge, loyalties among the officers will be put under intolerable strain as they try to solve their toughest case yet. And that's before it emerges that Ben Cooper is not recuperating at home, but has vanished into thin air
