A burnt body. A burning city. The far right on the rise. An unprecedented heatwave is gripping the country and the air is thick with tension. When a homeless acquaintance is found burnt to death, Locke is asked to investigate. Then an innocent man is shot dead and worlds fall apart. Someone wants to bury the past at all costs. Only Locke can uncover the truth, but there's a price. Sometimes, it's better to be dead than alive....