Dark Heart

Waiting to board a flight from London to Spain, Staffe gets a call from Detective Constable Josie Chancellor about a gruesome murder and puts his travel plans on hold.

Staffe investigates a string of brutal attacks on accused but unconvicted pedophiles. Getting little help from their families, he decides it's time to take some risks.

The eerie death of a nurse on the London Underground leaves Staffe and the team puzzled, especially when they find a large sum of cash hidden in her room.

In the wake of two fatal poisonings, Staffe is under pressure for a breakthrough. Concerned about his sister, he makes her fiancé an offer with far-reaching consequences.

Is the murder of a young woman found in an East London church the work of a stalker? Or is it linked to her tumultuous personal life? Staffe and Chancellor must find out.

The team pursue a new line of inquiry into the young woman's death. Staffe struggles to maintain his professionalism as his own personal life begins to disintegrate.