A corpse is found in a disused ice house 10 years after Phoebe's husband went missing. Police seem determined to accuse Phoebe, to the delight of the villagers.

As the investigation gets more intense, one of the women is subjected to a brutal attack.

As Detective Sergeant Andy McLoughlin examines the evidence, he begins to arrive at different conclusion to his superior. Just when he thinks he has got a confession, one further startling secret is revealed, one final revelation of murderous revenge that will finally melt the ice that has kept Streech Grange and its inhabitants frozen for a decade - the mystery of what happened to David Maybury.