A calm time without crimes has ended the moment a terrible clue was found at a remote playground—a package with severed fingers. Who left them there, and, most importantly, who do they belong to? The case is taken up by Inspector Tom Kelladayne and his partner Ruth Beyliss. Obviously, this was a message from a killer intended to announce himself and demonstrate his power.
The police duo tries to track down the maniac before the entire Hobfield area erupts into violence and brutality. Their boss thinks a local drug baron, Ray Fallon, is behind everything, but Kelladayne’s instincts tell him something much more monstrous and disgusting is happening in the district. And his intuition doesn’t let him down…
A detective novel by one of the best thriller authors, Helen Durrant, is gripping and fully immerses you in the criminal world of Inspector Kelladayne and his colleague Beyliss. An incredibly exciting and unpredictable detective novel by Helen Durrant.
This is the first book in a new series about the brilliant work of Inspector Tom Kelladayne and his partner Ruth Beyliss. A total of 10 books are planned for the series. The plot unfolds in the fictional village of Lisdon on the outskirts of the industrial northern city of England, where life for the local detective is ruined by the Hobfield district—a breeding ground for crime, drug trafficking, and murders. And this is the place the inspector has to defend and call “his home.”