Bryndza knows how to keep the pages turning.—The Times

A rising star in British crime fiction.—The Irish Independent

Get ready to be gripped by the electrifying new thriller from Robert Bryndza, multi-million bestselling author of the Detective Erika Foster and Kate Marshall series.

London, 1987: cold, dark, and unforgiving.

Jamie Day arrives from a quiet seaside town to begin his first major role as a plain-clothes police officer, determined to prove himself. On his very first day, he discovers a dismembered body—his brutal introduction to city policing. As winter tightens its grip, more young men are found murdered in similar ways, revealing a serial killer at work. Thrust into a high-pressure investigation, Jamie must navigate police politics, a hardened detective team, and growing isolation as he races to stop the killer before another life is lost.