The unexpected disappearance of a young wife forced the protagonist to go to the police. The commissioner begins an investigation, and in the meantime, the local curate brings an allegedly repentant wife to the inconsolable husband.
As a child, Evie lost herself in the myths and legends of the sea while her family collapsed around her. A childhood tragedy and an estrangement from her loved ones means Evie must find her way in the world on her own....now the demons of her past have come to reclaim her.