Hana Westerman has left Auckland and her career as a detective behind her. Settled in a quiet coastal town, all she wants is a fresh start. The discovery of a skeleton in the dunes near her house changes everything. The remains are those of a young Maori woman who went missing four years before, and Hana has a connection to the case. Twenty-one years ago, a schoolmate of hers was found buried in the exact same spot. Her killer died in prison, but did the police get the wrong man? And if he was innocent, then why did he confess? No longer part of the CIB, Hana turns to her ex-husband Jaye, a high-flying Detective Inspector, for help. But when she is cut out of the investigation, she realises that she will have to find the answers she needs on her own.