Mark Webster is the devoted friend of Danny Kimber, a blind musician yet also a police informant. But on a wild spring evening, when Danny's body is found in the river Nith, there is judged to be no evidence of foul play. Mark thinks otherwise. But can he prove it? Then a young girl Poppy is found in the river. But are the two deaths linked? As Mark tries to understand what is happening in modern Dumfries, he falls under the charms of Chief Superintendent Carla Speirs. An international development in the case emerges after the Police face the anger of the local community. In this modern romantic novel set in the beauty of south west Scotland, fraternal devotion turns to an unexpected romance as the mystery of Danny Kimber's death comes to light.