In the tradition of Val McDermid comes a thrilling new crime writer with a searing story of brutal revenge ...It all began in Brighton. Now there is a killer on the loose. Scotland Yard's brightest talent is chosen to head up the high-profile taskforce, a DCI who must confront his own past as the body count rises. there are few leads and Jack Hawksworth can only fall back on instinct and decades-old cold cases for any clue to the killer's motive ...and identity. With his most loyal team member threatening to betray him, a Chief Inspector pushing for results, a hungry British media clamouring for information, and a restless public eager for a conviction, the high-pressure operation can only end in a final shocking confrontation ...