When a crooked businessman suffers a fall at home, police have no reason to think it is anything other than an accident, but when he dies, it emerges that he was murdered. As Detective Chief Inspector John Blizzard and his team investigate, attention quickly focuses on the controversial closure of a local factory amid claims of widespread fraud. During the inquiry, the detectives discover a world in which passions run deep and hatred is never far from the surface, set against a background of threats and intimidation.
