It's winter and DI Frank Lyle, along with his team, are hoping for a crime-free season. DS Thomas Fox feels threatened after a chance encounter with someone from his past. Can he and his boyfriend, James Lyle, deal with the emotional consequences of both the encounter and a revelation it forces Thomas to make? John Cassidy is found dead. As DI Lyle and his team investigate they uncover sinister secrets and darker motives as they are drawn into the unfamiliar world of pharmaceutical malpractise and the minefield of murder by prescription. A Winter Murderland also includes two DI Frank Lyle short stories, Wishing on a Star and The Dare.