Detective Ronnie, partnered now with Joe Hawkins—recently transferred from the child protection services—is confronting a disturbing double homicide. The victims have been subjected to a particularly brutal ritual: their hands and teeth met…

Philip Gardner, a psychiatrist known for his work with difficult teenagers, was found murdered, and Ronnie’s first instinct was to suspect one of his own patients.

The discovery of a car submerged in the river, containing skeletal remains in its trunk, prompts the pathologist’s estimation that both have remained undisturbed for roughly twenty-five years. The deceased man is subsequently identified as …

Neil Lester, a jobless husband and father, was brutally beaten to death in his own house, struck repeatedly with a paperweight. He had maintained a deception before his demise, leading his wife to believe he’d been employed for the precedin…

The lifeless body of Ranya Habib, a prominent businesswoman in her later years, was discovered at what appeared to be a suicide location. However, suspicion has arisen regarding possible foul play; a neighbor informed Detective Ronnie that …

Hotel housekeepers discovered bloodied linens within a guest room, though no person was present. The reservation had been made using a credit card belonging to Charles Hutton, a businessman, and fraudulently obtained by Rufus Barton—a forme…

The recent surge of violence took a devastating turn when it claimed the life of Wes Leyton, someone known to Ronnie and Joe, leaving them in a desperate scramble against the clock. The shooter’s next intended victim was Henry Sharpe, head …

The recent loss within their ranks still weighing heavily on them, Ronnie and Joe found themselves confronting a fresh tragedy: a young mother had been fatally stabbed in the heart of a bustling London market.