Set in and around the dark, misty canals of Lichfield, Stephen Booth's incredible first standalone novel is awash with mystery.

Set in the canals of Lichfield, a council officer is appealed to for help by a strange old man in the throes of a long-term family rift. The officer sends the stranger away, but is then approached by the police after the stranger is murdered. This exposes him to a deadly secret hidden in the canals and marshes.

As ever in Booth's long-running, award-winning and hugely popular Peak District series, it's the extraordinary landscape and its often violent history that most captivates the reader