The third stunning thriller in the Kate Brannigan series, from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Val McDermid. `This is crime writing of the very highest order´ The Times Manchester-based private eye Kate Brannigan thought it would be safe to let her boyfriend help out with her investigation. But now he´s behind bars and she´s been left caring for his eight-year-old son. Soon Kate finds herself drawn into the world of drug traffickers, child pornographers, and violent gangland enforcers - bringing her face to face with death in the most terrifying investigation of her career.