A town full of crime and swamps full of crocodiles- Dan Clement has his hands full with a free-spirited new girlfriend and a secret that won't stay submerged for long.

For Broome detective Dan Clement, crime is as plentiful as wet season rain. When his sergeant is beaten up, and a woman is brutally assaulted, it seems like the same two suspects are behind both incidents. But when a woman's hand is discovered in crocodile-infested waters, things take a macabre turn. The stakes rise sky-high as Dan races against time to solve a complex and puzzling case.