Deze serie volgt een rechercheur die zich een weg baant door de rauwe realiteit van zijn Schotse stad. Elke zaak duikt in complexe onderzoeken, waarbij de duistere kanten van de samenleving en de menselijke natuur worden ontrafeld. Lezers worden meegezogen in spannende procedures vol onverwachte wendingen en authentieke portretten van politiewerk. Het is een meeslepende kijk op rechtvaardigheid en de tol die het eist.
After his daughter disappeared on the eve of her thirteenth birthday five years ago, Detective Ash Henderson keeps secret the circumstances of her disappearance so he can continue to investigate the case, and others like it, by as suspect known as "The Birthday Boy."
When the serial killer known as "The Inside Man" returns after an eight-year hiatus, Ash Henderson, the Detective Inspector on the case who was framed for the murders, finally gets a shot at freedom ... and revenge.
A village on the edge…As a massive storm batters the Scottish coast, Gordon Smith’s home is falling into the North Sea. But the crumbling headland has revealed what he’s got buried in his garden: human remains.A house full of secrets…With the storm still raging, it’s too dangerous to retrieve the bodies and waves are devouring the evidence. Which means no one knows how many people Smith’s already killed and how many more he’ll kill if he can’t be found and stopped.An investigator with nothing to lose…The media are baying for blood, the top brass are after a scapegoat, and ex-Detective Inspector Ash Henderson is done playing nice. He’s got a killer to catch, and God help anyone who gets in his way.