'Brutal, dark and laced with violence ... Peter James had better watch out, he has a new competitor' DAILY MAIL

'A masterfully spun tale . Intense pace, striking characters and a riveting denouement' IRISH INDEPENDENT

'Gripping' PETER JAMES

'Thoroughly absorbing' ELLY GRIFFITHS

How far would you go?

The murder of a promising footballer, son of Brighton's highest-ranking police officer, means Detective Superintendent Jo Howe has a complicated and sensitive case on her hands. The situation becomes yet more desperate following devastating blackmail threats.

Howe can trust no one as she tracks the brutal killer in a city balanced on a knife edge of vigilante action and a police force riven with corruption.

'Cracking' MARK BILLINGHAM

'Engaging' M.W.CRAVEN