Winter settles over the quiet, coastal town of Whitby, and preparations for the upcoming literary festival are in full swing. But as opening day draws near, tragedy strikes.

Georgina Callan, the festival's organiser, is found dead on West Cliff. The same spot where her father jumped to his death years earlier.

But Georgina’s death was no suicide. She was brutally strangled.

When Detective Inspector Frank Miller arrives at the crime scene, a witness reveals that Georgina had been visiting the cliffs almost every night – and she was never alone.

As the festival draws closer, a famous writer arrives in Whitby to a slew of death threats. Is the same person responsible for Georgina’s murder? If so, what’s their motive?

Can Miller stop the killer before the festival starts?