DCI Hennessey heads up a murder investigation when the body of a local businessman is found. The man had been missing for more than ten years. When more bodies are discovered, a nasty brand of political extremism among local businessmen is also uncovered.

A badly injured man is found lying in a street in the centre of York in the early hours of the morning. He subsequently succumbs to his injuries without regaining consciousness. Hennessey and Yellich are brought in to investigate.

The latest Hennessey and Yellich mystery
When five corpses in various states of decomposition are found chained to the walls of a kitchen garden, Hennessey and Yellich quickly begin their investigation. The recently deceased owner of the house was housebound for the last twenty-five years, and so would have had no idea of the appalling crimes taking place yards away. At first, there doesn't seem to be much to go on, the victims appear...