How can you save somebody else if you can't save yourself? When widow and young mother Stephanie McKinnon's disappearance in the Scottish Borders is escalated to the Major Investigations Team, it couldn't have come at a worse time for DCI John Waters. Pulled into a complex case while dealing with his own torment, his inner demons threaten to consume him. While Waters' turmoil worsens as he delves deeper into the investigation, CEO Garry Plumb is living his best life. But when someone threatens his fiancée, Megan, he must turn to his Carrier - the strange, organic, time-travelling mass he used to remove hurdles from his own past - to eliminate the danger. Soon, he finds himself embracing his old killing ways in order to protect what is most important to him. John Waters knows about Garry's past deeds, and, as reuniting the missing mother with her little boy takes on added personal significance, he starts to ask himself: can Garry's past save their future? The second instalment of the With Time to Kill series, The Dying of the Light continues the journey through a gripping, emotional, and thrilling world of torment and second chances.