It’s 1986. Thatcher’s Britain, and the City of London is buzzing with energy and aspiration.

A gifted young barrister is found slaughtered in Temple Gardens, and Scotland Yard is called in. The crime has all the hallmarks of a straightforward grudge killing, but for DCI Joe Loxley and his murder team, it is just the beginning of a serial murder case that becomes increasingly high-profile. The chase for the killer ultimately leads them to the historic city of Oxford.

This darkly tragic investigation vividly highlights the unpredictable twists of fate.

David Matthews was born in the East End of London and spent his formative years living in Shoreditch during the sixties and seventies. After working in the City of London for many years, he took early retirement and found time to indulge his fondness for the written word. This has led to the publication of four books. David now lives in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire.