A mutated rat has been let loose in a city.
Based on the books by Parnell Hall, The series sees Cora, who recently moved to the sleepy English town of Bakerbury with her niece, asked to help the local police with a strange murder where a crossword puzzle is left on the body.
After seven years in prison, David Collins is acquitted of the murder of his wife. Now, he must fight to rebuild his shattered life while police search for the real murderer.