Immergetevi nell'atmosfera suspense della Gran Bretagna in tempo di guerra, dove la minaccia imminente del conflitto rispecchia l'oscurità che si nasconde tra le ombre della città. Seguite acuti detective in una corsa contro il tempo per smascherare un assassino in mezzo al caos dei blackout e dei bombardamenti. Questa avvincente serie unisce intrighi storici a crimini agghiaccianti, esplorando la resilienza dello spirito umano di fronte a pericoli senza precedenti e a una malevolenza nascosta.
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?
Cambridge, 1940. When an evacuee drowns in a deliberate attack, Detective Inspector Eden Brooke investigates. Then a local factory is attacked, and an IRA slogan is left at the scene. Evidence causes Brooke to question whether there's a connection between the two but can he solve the mystery before there's a second 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.