A murder so brutal, only a monster could have committed it. The accused had no motive. But there's a mountain of evidence against him. A decorated war hero, Ty Chapman has built his dream life in the quiet community of Delphi, Michigan. He's the last person anyone would suspect of beating a local handyman to death behind a seedy motel. With two credible witnesses, the police believe they have him cold. There has to be a reason for the killing. But...

A prisoner on death row in the US and a woman trapped in a cellar under an English vicarage, cross paths in the most unexpected way.