Now violence has visited it again. The body of a child is found - part incinerated, half starved and worse. The detectives of York CID have seen some shocking deaths in their careers, but this murder is different. For DC Carmen Pharaoh, fresh from London and struggling to make her mark, this could offer an opportunity for some proper detective work - as long as she doesn't get sidelined by her boss Leif Vossian. Vossian himself has a personal stake in the case - it brings back an appalling tragedy from his own past.
Disturbing undercurrents underlie the investigation almost from the start.
An eyewitness offers evidence as to who dumped the body but other information points to the existence of a more widespread evil than the murder of a single child. Vossian and his team are faced with an almost impossible task, one given an added edge when the suspicion arises that there is a traitor in their midst. Out October 1996. Any Original Material Author All rights reserved.