Somewhere in the city of Cork, a woman's cry echoes through the rainy streets. On a bloodstained mattress in a grimy flat, a burly man lies dead. A terrified girl kneels over his body. She has been trapped here for three days. It doesn't take DS Katie Maguire long to identify the murder victim: he's a cruel and powerful pimp she's been trying to convict for years. It's Katie's job to catch the killer. But with men like this dead, the city is safer - and so are the frightened young women who are trafficked into Cork. When a second pimp is horrifically murdered, Katie must decide. Should she do her job, or follow her conscience Should she allow the killer to strike again

Someone is murdering the brutal pimps who traffic young girls into Cork.

Graham Masterton ist der Verfasser mehrerer hochgelobter Horrorromane. Er wurde für den "Bram Stoker Award" und den "World Fantasy Award" nominiert und erhielt einen "Special Edgar Award" der "Mystery Writers Of America".