While Scott Jericho is tasked with investigating the most baffling case of his career, his partner Harry is set upon his own fateful path. In a rundown seaside town, the body of a missing man has been discovered, encased in the walls of a medieval church. How the corpse got there and why will unravel the lives of a group of old school friends, each with a terrible secret to keep. A secret hinted at by the paper men hanging from the trees in a nearby wood, by the ravings of the local 'wisewoman', and by the strange waxworks of a defunct fairground attraction. While fates collide and an impossible murder is executed, a twisted killer from his past is closing in on Harry and Jericho. But is it already too late for Scott to save himself and the man he loves?