The Sunnyhurst Woods, Darwen, early February. Luke Adams, a recently widowed, reluctant supply teacher is on his usual run with Noah, his dog, when he finds a body. It's his closest friend, Richard. Here begins a chain of events that will change Luke's life for ever. You see, Luke cannot accept his friend has killed himself - Richard wasn't the type, he really wasn't But then who truly knows anyone, and nearly everyone else seems ready to accept...