A killer is on the loose The victims children whose mothers cant protect themThe past is coming back to haunt the people of London a murderer is targeting the children of victims of Raymond Garvey an infamous serial killer from Londons past When Murder Squad veteran Detective Tom Thorne who solves the London Police Departments most difficult cases is called into what seems like for once an ordinary domestic murder he thinks hes caught a break A woman has been murdered by someone she knows A positive pregnancy test found on the floor beside her Thorne plans to question the husband arrest him and return home to deal with his own deteriorating personal lifeBut when a mysterious sliver of bloodstained X-ray that was found clutched in the victims fist is replicated at other crime scenes around the city Thorne realizes that this is not a simple case As the bits of X-ray begin to come together to form a picture it becomes clear that the killer knows his prey all too well and is moving through a list that was started long agoAs Thorne attempts to protect those still alive nothing and nobody are what they seem Not when Thorne is dealing with one of the most twisted killers he has ever hunted.
