"Six minutes in the wrong place at the wrong time-- that's all it took to ruin Sydney detective Ted Conkaffey's life. Accused but not convicted of a brutal abduction,Ted is now a free man-- and public enemy number one. Maintaining his innocence, he flees north to keep a low profile amidst the steamy, croc-infested wetlands of Crimson Lake. There, Ted's lawyer introduces him to eccentric private investigator Amanda Pharrell, herself a convicted murderer....

To stop a killer in the making, homicide detective Frank Benner must place his trust in his partner, Eden Archer, a cop who moonlights as a killer, while Eden, who knows the temptation of evil, must confront a fear she cannot escape.