A man lies hidden in an abandoned boat. Stifling screams, he draws a knifeacross his arm, letting the blood flow free. Soon he'll be dead and life can beginagain.Three decades later Declan McIlroy, a 39-year-old loner, is found frozen todeath in his flat as Arctic temperatures grip the cathedral city of Ely. His is notthe only cold death that w inter, but nevertheless reporter Philip Dryden hasworrying doubts, for it seems Declan may not have been alone as he slowlyfroze to death . . .