Summary

A badly decomposed body has been found in the mudflats and salt marshes of the Backwaters.

A badly decomposed body has been found in the mudflats and salt marshes of the Backwaters. Could it be linked to two unsolved missing-person cases? But then more remains are discovered. And as these desolate wetlands begin to give up their grisly secrets, Dr David Hunter is reminded that it's not the dead we need to fear