Lethal. Deadly. Dangerous. Fear and loathing. Murder. It all adds up to what the streets of Blackpool’s premier holiday resort mean to DI Layla Khan.
On the other side of where cheap booze, cheap clothes, slot machines, and fast food reign supreme, DI Khan has to try and sort out the Blackpool that the tourists aren’t meant to see.
A teenage prostitute is found murdered. A sample of her blood was taken by the killer. Then a second one is discovered with the same MO. Why is the killer taking their blood? Both girls turn out to have been HIV positive. Did the killer know this? Were they deliberately targeted?
Taking on the investigation, DI Khan has to contend with a DS who displays thinly veiled racism towards her, and a superior officer who needs her to get a result quickly because he championed her promotion. And there are plenty who would be ready to prove him wrong.
A prominent local family at war with itself. Corruption on the local council. A threatening hand from DI Khan’s past. They all make it even more difficult for DI Khan to track down the killer.
But what will happen if she doesn’t?
