When the body of woman is discovered on wasteland, it's no ordinary murder as DCI Karen Heath soon realizes. With a limb missing from her victim, Karen starts an investigation that will take her onto the dark streets of York and the lives of those who know only one way to earn money. The death, both unique and disturbing, throws up a list of unsavory suspects who hide in the shadows. Karen puts her own life on the line as she searches for clues and answers, but when another woman is brutally slain, she knows that she's up against a killer who's twisted, chilling and methodical. A connection to the past may give Karen the breakthrough she needs. With fear spreading its tentacles across the city, families being torn apart, and the public and press pushing for answers, can Karen and the team track down their elusive killer before he strikes again?
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