Booze addled and widowed loner, DCI Jack Cloth continues his struggle to hold himself together while solving grisly murders and suffering from the death of his wife.
Cloth has quit the force, never to return. Well, until a bank robbery goes wrong. But things are awkward at the station, particularly with ACC Tom Boss back at work.
As the body count continues to rise, Cloth closes in on the killer. But there's a horrific realization that the culprit is far too close to him for comfort.