The case was closed. Until people started dying...DI Thomas Ridpath was on the up in the Manchester CID: a promising detective who captured a notorious serial killer. But ten years later he s recovering from a serious illness and on the brink of being forced out of the police. Then people start dying, in an uncanny echo of his first case.As the murder count grows, old records, and bodies, go missing. Caught in a turf war between the police and the coroner s office, Ridpath is in a race against time. A race to save his career, his marriage, and innocent lives.When a detective disappears everything is on the line. Can Ridpath solve the case and save his colleague?A nail-biting crime thriller, perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Peter James and D. S. Butler.