A boat found abandoned off the north-east coast of England. A girl snatched from the banks of the River Tyne. Another discovered face down in a sea of mud. Something links them. Something rookie detective Ryan Jarrod must uncover before the sands of time run out - for him, and for those he holds most dear. DC Ryan Jarrod's first solo case is a missing person; a young woman who failed to turn up for an appointment. ‘Routine,’ according to DCI Stephen Danskin. ‘Probably nothing.’ Danskin couldn’t be more wrong. When a face from Jarrod’s past appears, the young detective finds himself thrust into a world he never knew existed. It’s a world of vice and prostitution, of kidnap and people-trafficking. A world where no-one seems to care but him. And, when an undercover operation goes tragically wrong, it’s a world which changes Ryan Jarrod forever. Think of Anne Cleeves or LJ Ross with a gritty, urban twist - that's the DC Ryan Jarrod series: explosive crime fiction in the mould of traditional dark thrillers.What people are saying:'As good as James Patterson''Unputdownable''A real page-turner''Cracking dialogue: a Northumbrian Rebus''The best book I've read all year.'