The police never suspected a serial killer was at large
until they found the fourth murdered boy -- the first white
victim -- his body draped over a tomb in a London graveyard.
Suddenly a series of crimes and a potential public relations
disaster have Scotland Yard on the defensive, scrambling to
apprehend a maniac while avoiding accusations of racism.
Detective Superintendent Thomas Lynley, distracted by
concerns for his pregnant wife, has been assigned to the
investigation, along with his disgraced partner, Barbara
Havers, who's fighting for her professional future. Winston
Nkata -- deservedly, if hastily, promoted to detective
sergeant -- is the black face who will speak to the media.
But none of them can imagine the tenacity and ingenuity of
the killer they seek... and no one is prepared for the
savage, shocking instant when everything will change forever.
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