After the discovery of two bodies, Detective Inspector Andy Ross and Detective Sergeant Izzie Drake must lead their team in a race against time to prevent further atrocities.
A peaceful cricket match turns to mystery, when star player Aaron Decker is found dead. Somehow, the case is connected to the disappearance of a German U-Boat in 1945.
Soon after the cargo liner Alexandra Rose steams into the Mersey Estuary, one of the ship's passengers is found dead, leading into Detective Inspector Andy Ross's most baffling case to date.
1966. England wins the soccer World Cup. The same night, a barmaid's body is discovered near an abandoned lighthouse. Two more murders follow; all remain unsolved.
As the midnight train from Manchester to Liverpool approaches the city, it hits the body of a man. After the police look into the case, they learn that the man was a well-known movie director - of the adult variety.
When a monk is found poisoned at St. Emma's Priory, the Chief Constable - a friend of the Prior - insists that Andy Ross and his team handle the investigation.
A new serial killer is at large in Liverpool. The victims appear to have no connection to each other, and Detective Inspector Andy Ross and the Merseyside Police Force Specialist Murder Investigation Team are brought in to investigate.