Morris Shannon and his long-suffering sidekick Shoddy are on the trail of a brutal killer in this eighth book in the Penny Detective series. This is a story of murder and suspense that is set against the backdrop of Liverpool in the 1980s.

Morris is working for a journalist who wants to track down a killer. He is trying his best to cut through a web of intrigue and lies to get to the truth in this classic British Detective page-turner that is often funny, sometimes very tense but never dull.

The Hangman...