The quiet time without crime ended when a terrifying piece of evidence was found in a remote playground - a bag of severed fingers. Who left them there, and most importantly, who do they belong to? Inspector Tom Calladine and his partner Ruth Bayliss take on the case . Obviously, this was a message from the killer with the goal of asserting himself and his power. The police tandem tries to track down the maniac before the entire Hobfield area erupts into violence and brutality. Their boss thinks local drug lord Ray Fallon is involved, but Calladine's instincts tell him there's something much creepier and more disgusting going on in the area. And his intuition does not let him down... A detective novel from one of the best thriller authors, Helen Durrant, captures and completely immerses Inspector Calladine and his colleague Bayliss in the criminal world. A detective novel from one of the best thriller authors, Helen Durrant, is incredibly exciting and unpredictable. This is the first book in a new series about the brilliant work of Inspector Tom Calladine and his partner Ruth Bayliss. A total of 10 books are planned in the series. The plot takes place in the fictional village of Lisdon on the outskirts of an industrial northern city in England, where the life of a local detective is spoiled by the Hobfield district - a hotbed of crime, drug trafficking and murder. And the inspector has to protect this place and call it “his home.”