When two men are found mutilated in Birmingham''s gay village just before Christmas, DI Zoe Finch and her team are perplexed. Did their attacker mean to kill one of the men, or simply injure them both? And who would have the surgical skills for such a precise mutilation? When more bodies are found with the same injuries, the city''s gay population is rightfully scared. And then someone close to Zoe becomes a target... Can Zoe and her team find the killer before it''s too late? And will the new members of the team help crack the case, or make things worse?