Stap in de sfeervolle spanning van oorlogstijd Groot-Brittannië, waar de dreigende dreiging van het conflict de duisternis weerspiegelt die in de schaduwen van de stad loert. Volg scherpe rechercheurs in een race tegen de klok om een moordenaar te ontmaskeren te midden van de chaos van stroomuitval en bombardementen. Deze meeslepende serie combineert historische intrige met huiveringwekkende misdaad, en verkent de veerkracht van de menselijke geest tegenover ongekende gevaren en verborgen kwaadaardigheid.
1939, Cambridge: The opening weeks of the Second World War, and the first blackout - The Great Darkness - covers southern England. Detective Inspector Eden Brooke, a wounded hero of the Great War, takes his nightly dip in the cool waters of the Cam. Daylight reveals a corpse on the riverside, the body torn apart by some unspeakable force.
1939, Cambridge: The Second World War has begun and the first blackout - The Great Darkness - envelopes the city. When a body is found torn apart, DI Eden Brooke investigates, calling on the expertise of a group of fellow `nighthawks' across the city. Within hours The Great Darkness has claimed a second victim. What links these crimes of the night?
Cambridge, 1940. It is the first winter of the war, and snow is falling. When an evacuee drowns in the river, his body swept away, Detective Inspector Eden Brooke sets out to investigate what seems to be a deliberate attack. As more riddles come to light, can Brooke solve the mystery before a second attack claims a famous victim?
After a bombing in Cambridge, D I Eden Brooke finds the body of Nora Wylde, two fingers on her left hand severed. When Nora's granddaughter goes missing, Brooke's suspicions are aroused.