Locations include Morpeth, Moot Hal,.Newcastle Upon Tyne, Simonburn, Hexham. Horton Castle, Nenthead.
The teleplay won the 2010 Edgar Award for best television episode teleplay from the Mystery Writers of America.
The series was nominated for The UK TV Dagger at the 2009 Crime Thriller Awards, and star Juliet Stevenson was awarded Best Actress.
The novel was adapted for television by Patrick Harbinson and was made into a three-part drama shown on ITV 1 with the first episode screened in September 2008 as Place of Execution (2008). It was produced in the UK by Coastal Productions in collaboration with ITV.