A mutilated body apparently washed up on a windswept beach…
 
A violent criminal gang preys on moped riders across the area…
 
A teenage girl is desperate to escape sexual exploitation…
 
It’s a tough introduction to Merseyside for Detective Inspector April Decent, who’s just arrived from her native Yorkshire. Together with new colleague Skeeter Warlock, Decent quickly discovers there’s a sinister link between them all, one that will bring them face-to-face with some uncomfortable home truths.