“Coppers - people either love or hate us. Frankly I didn't give much of a damn; all that interested me was solving crime, and doing it quickly. I was driven. The motivation of unsolved crimes pushed me onwards relentlessly. I'd been a copper for over twenty years and thought I was getting pretty good at it now. Actually I knew I was...” Tough detective stories don't come much harder than this. Detective Inspector Robert Downey and his colleagues search for a serial killer. The tension ratchets up until it seems it can go no further - and then the author adds a few more twists and turns. The language is tough and the body count is high.