The ancients tore Blaecken down, killed the tribe, burnt the lore, and destroyed the settlement. 600 years after that, the king had Blackdean purged from the records, killed the villagers, burned the village, and salted the fields.

923 years later, a company thinks it can profit from what lies under Brackden Mire. They’ve found out why it should remain shunned – but have decided otherwise.

D.I. Dan Higgin is getting back to being a police officer who deals with mundane things. Until a hunted man knocks on his door, and tells him of a strange girl, a flash drive, and the truth about a place called Blaecken Hill.