A murder leads DCI Harry Brock and his assistant, DS Dave Poole, on a journey through London's underworld, where they encounter East End villains, porn actresses and other criminal characters who populate such a world.

The latest case for Brock & Poole leads to a trip abroad . . . and tragedy at home.

When Richard Cooper is found shot to death in his luxury apartment in North Sheen, London, Detective Chief Inspector Harry Brock and Detective Sergeant Dave Poole are assigned the case. They immediately question Dennis Jones, who found Cooper's lifeless body, and Lydia Maxwell, who lived in the apartment opposite - but is either of them telling the truth?

Richard Cooper appears to have been a very private man who left few clues behind. As the investigation gathers pace, however, a...