It is the depths of winter in an isolated hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales and a teenage girl is missing. Cold Storage dispatches its best man to investigate. Obsessive, taciturn and solitary, DI Jim Brindle is relentless in pursuing justice. But he is not alone in his growing preoccupation with the case. Sacrificing a high-flying career in London, local journalist Roddy Mace finds himself increasingly desperate - this investigation could offer a shot at redemption, but at what cost?