Detectives Tom Calladine and Ruth Bayliss face a vicious serial killer in a mystery with a shocking ending.

A woman’s body is found in a disused church, a homemade stuffed toy by her side. The victim had been dumped there months ago. The crime has the hallmarks of a twenty-year-old case whose alleged perpetrator is in prison.

DS Bayliss must work out whether a serial killer has returned, or if a new killer is just taunting the police.

Her partner, DI Calladine, faces the fight of his life to clear his name of corruption accusations. And then things go from bad to worse for Calladine . . .

With the team under massive pressure and drugs flooding the streets, another gruesomely presented body is found.

In an ending with a huge twist, the detectives must unpick decades’ old lies before anyone else dies.