A riveting Kate Brannigan thriller, from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Val McDermid. `Val McDermid remains unrivalled´ Observer Kate Brannigan´s having a bad week. Her boyfriend´s death notice is in the paper and her plan to catch a team of fraudsters is in disarray. Kate can´t even cry on her best friend´s shoulder, for Alexis has worries of her own. Her girlfriend´s pregnant, and when the doctor responsible for the fertility treatment is murdered, Alexis needs Kate like she´s never done before. Delving into the alien world of medical experimentation, Kate confronts betrayal and cold-blooded greed as she fights to save not only her livelihood, but her life as well...