Cree Douglas's world takes a one-eighty turn. When she finds a young women's body buried in a sacred wooded area, near the ancient grave of King Shaw the leader of the Picts in the Scottish Borders. Cree who is an Antiquities Investigator meets Callum Greives an ex-DCI from Edinburgh. They are both brought together by this event and feel compelled to find the killer of the murdered women. Yet, this unlikely duo will find themselves embarking on a long dark journey. Revealing ugly truths along the way and sending them both down a winding road with twist's and turn's that lead nowhere leaving them wondering who the killer is. The Historic Scottish Borders is the scenic back drop of this murder mystery. Weaving a tale through history, sacred prehistoric sites, picturesque views, Reiver families, suspense and murder.