An unattended baby is stolen from a Scottish beach, and an investigator is compelled to take the case—even if it breaks him...

While her parents are just yards away, thirteen-month-old Lily Hamilton is abducted from Ayr beach in Scotland.

Three days later, the distraught father turns up at private investigator Charlie Cameron's office. Mark Hamilton believes he knows who has taken his daughter. And why.

Against his better judgment, Charlie gets involved—and when bodies are discovered the awful truth dawns: there is a serial killer whose work has gone undetected for decades. Is baby Lily the latest victim of a madman? Charlie won't be able to give up on this case. His demons won't let him...