bbbJohnisarepressedmanwhoisshockedtofindhimselfinmiddleage,secretlyragingathislifeasastay-at-homedad.　　Whenhisfailuretointerveneinaviolentconfrontationinaplaygroundbringshisidentitycrisistoahead,JohnupsandmoveshisfamilytotheruralidyllofColdwater,asfarawayfromLondonaspossible.　　Uponarrival,Johnisquicklybefriendedbynext-doorneighbourTommy,acharming,confidentman,devotedhusbandtothelocalvicarRebecca.Heisamanoffaith,apillarofthecommunityandself-appointedleaderofthevillage’sall-malebookgroup.　　JohnisbothimpressedandslightlyfascinatedbyTommy.HiswifeFionadespiseshim.AsasuccessfulformerchefhopingtolaunchanewventureinColdwater,Fionaseesthemoveasanopportunitytoleavethepastbehindthem.Tonotonlyre-buildtheirlivesasafamilybutre-ignitethelong-lostsparkintheirfadingmarriage.Whenherhusband’srelationshipwiththeirenigmaticnewneighbourbecomesincreasinglyintense,Fiona’ssuspicionsarearoused.SheisunconvincedTommyisallheseemstobe.　　ButJohnremainsblissfullyunawarethatTommyisharbouringhorrifyingsecrets,andit’sonlyafteraseriesofunsettlingincidentsstarttooccurthatJohnbeginstowonderwhotherealTommyactuallyis.　　AndwhenJohn’slong-repressedragecomestoaheadwithdisastrousresults,hesoonfindshimselfunexpectedlyindebtedtohisnewfriend.　　Thisisthestoryofanormalman,inanormalmarriage,whofindshimselfinafarfromnormalsituation.Amanwhodiscoversanewfoundsenseofhisownpower,rightatthemomenthefallsundertheinfluenceofsomeoneincrediblydangerous.