The human body begins to decompose 5 minutes after death. Forensic anthropologist Dr. David Hunter deals with precisely these processes and is repeatedly drawn into murder investigations that come closer than he would like…
Following a traumatic event, he builds a new existence in the small English village of Manham, working as a family doctor together with Dr. Henry Maitland. After a mutilated body turns up in the woods, the local police unexpectedly ask David to help solve the murder case. Despite the painful memories this awakens in him, David agrees to work for the police again. The decision leads him to the Hebridean island of Runa, Scotland, where he becomes involved in a case that is bigger than himself – and which is soon to put his life in danger.
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