<p>When a gruesome murder shocks the small cane farming community of Ingham, Queensland, Detective Arnold Ryan feels it more keenly than most, since the victim is an old friend. Ryan&#39;s vow to apprehend the culprit intensifies when a second incident, bearing all the trademarks of the first, leaves another friend dead.</p><p>Realising his prime suspect has cause to hate him and his friends, Ryan must act quickly to prevent further bloodshed. Moreover, an escalation by the serial killer may uncover a dark secret that the township--and Ryan--would rather leave buried.</p>