Detective Inspector Andy Horton is in Guernsey when he receives an urgent call from his friend, Inspector John Guilbert: '
A woman's been found dead on the ferry which sailed from Portsmouth this morning
.'She's discovered in her cabin lying face down in the confined space between the beds. The door locked from the inside. Horton and Guilbert suspect foul play . . .Back on his boat at Southsea Marina, Horton receives another call, this time from Sergeant Warren. A vagrant's body is discovered under one of the old houseboats near Langstone Harbour. Shot in the chest.Troubled by questions surrounding both deaths, Horton dives headfirst into his investigations, where dark secrets lead to destruction.