Twenty years ago, Claude Gilbert murdered his wite, buried her alive and then killed himself — so everyone believes. But as, Gilbert disappeared without a trace on the night of the murder, the mystery has remained unsolved. Until now...

When Lancashire crime beat reporter Jack Garrett is contacted by someone alleging that Gilbert is alive, he eagerly leaps on the chance to solve the decades-old enigma.

But as Jack sets off on Gilbert's trail, he quickly finds that the truth is stranger than the headlines. Jack and girlfriend PC Laura McGanity quickly realise that they are now pawns in a twisted game, and the rules are about to get nasty...