Detective Inspector Frank Crosby has been retired for over three years - a direct result of the bloody and violent events that took place at Sixfields and Dryffed's Farm. Now the nightmare was back.
Lucy Roberts has been released from prison. She believes that Crosby is responsible for a missing three hundred million pound cache of heroin. The former detective is coerced into investigating its disappearance after aseries of threats aimed at his five-year-old grandson.
Against a backdrop of hired contract killers, international drug syndicates and overseas terroristorganisations, the ex-DI has to work alone.
When his enquiries lead him to St Mary's 11th century church, in the picturesque village of Oxley, he follows an ever lengthening trail of murder victims to a brutal and unexpected conclusion.
'A rollercoaster ride of a novel where the twists and turns just keep coming... well written and researched... fast moving... finely drawn characters' - John Michael Doyle - author of The Last Coachman and This Bitter Land.