A body is found frozen solid in the Tamar.
The victim is Dr Adam Goring - the executive behind the imminent closure of the Tamar Transfusion Centre.
But who killed him, and why was his body frozen before being dumped in the river?
The prime suspect is Jessie Pengellis - the centre manager, who Goring vowed to have sacked and sued for slander after accusing him of corruption on a live national television debate.
But he is now voiceless, dead.
When the police struggle to make progress on the case, the Department for Health Inspector, Tom Jones, is sent in.
However, Jones soon discovers that the centre is a hotbed of treachery and depravity, and that the case is not as simple as it seems...
Andrew Puckett worked in the NHS for twenty-one years, fifteen of them as microbiologist for the Oxford Blood Transfusion Centre, before turning to writing and teaching. His other novels include 'Deliver Them From Evil', 'Death Before Time' and 'Sisters of Mercy'.
Praise for Andrew Puckett:
'If medical mysteries are what keep you glued to your fireside chair... then look no further. Puckett, something of a master of the genre, has penned a cracker' Western Daily Press
'An interesting story with a very plausible plot and frightening overtones' Mystery News
'A terrifying scenario made all the more chillingly believable by its similarities to real life situations' The Southern Daily Echo
'The best thing about it is its remarkable feeling of authenticity' Birmingham Post
'Successful and thoroughly enjoyable novel.' Financial Times