A young man is found in a riverside park, his head bashed in with a rock. The only clue to his identity is an admission stamp for the local gay club.

DS Lucy Black is called in to investigate. As Lucy delves into the community, tensions begin to rise as the mans death draws the attention of the local gay rights group to a hate-speech Pastor who, days earlier, had advocated the stoning of gay people & who refuses to retract his statement.

Things become more complicated with the emergence of a far right group targeting immigrants in a local working-class estate.

As their attacks escalate, Lucy & her boss, Tom Fleming, must also deal with the building power struggle between an old paramilitary commander & his deputy that threatens to further enflame an already volatile situation.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781472151285
• Author: Brian Mc Gilloway
• Publisher: Little Brown
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 323
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2cm













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