Unspeakable cruelty, violent death, hatred, revenge and love.. Detective Inspector Tim Gratton and Detective Sergeant Mark Hobson, two officers who have nothing in common but their distrust of one another, encounter all of these things as they try to solve a series of brutal murders. Throw into the mix a beautiful and vulnerable woman, a ruthless drug dealer, a multi-millionaire who holds extreme political views, and a degenerate private investigator, willing to do anything for money, and the ingredients for a complicated criminal investigation are all in place.