A gripping story of family rivalry, romance and sinister deeds, set in the haunting Scottish Highlands.

When Detective Inspector Gemma James is persuaded by her friend, Hazel, to take a trip to the Scottish Highlands, land of mists and fine whiskey, she jumps at the chance. But Gemma soon learns that Hazel has ulterior motives, and that her friend has concealed more than one dangerous secret.

At their remote B&B, Hazel encounters her former lover, Donald Brodie, now the owner of a well known local distillery. Their relationship had ended abruptly years before, when they had been driven apart by their parents. Now he is determined to win her back. But the lovers' reunion yields shocking - and mortal - consequences.

Suddenly all too aware of the distance between her and Kincaid, Gemma must come to terms with what she has learned...