'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