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Powerful political figures want the case closed to avoid a public scandal.

The "unnatural" circumstances of the death hide a natural medical secret that the killer exploited.

A world-class forensic pathologist is tasked with re-examining a high-profile case that the public has already written off as a natural tragedy. Through 23,000 autopsies, he has learned that the body never lies, even when the evidence is microscopic.

In a secluded coastal village, a famous crime novelist is found dead in a drifting dinghy with both hands missing. Detective Adam Dalgliesh, currently on holiday, is pulled into the investigation when he discovers the murder mirrors a gruesome plot from the writer's own unfinished manuscript.