As Christmas draws near, Simmy Henderson is invited to a party in Glenridding at the heart of the Lake District. However, the festivities are overshadowed by two alarming discoveries: a man's body in the beck above the village and a vulnerable newborn baby, apparently abandoned by its mother. <p/>Caught in the hidden tensions of Glenridding's inhabitants, Simmy is drawn into the investigation. The season of goodwill has been eclipsed by far darker emotions and a murderer must be found .