In The Know

His best mate is killed His quiet life is over Revenge is a dish best served quickly… Billy Evans, once king of the crew, the top dog. Now, all he wants is the quiet life. He's stepped away from the thrill of the fight. All that he loved is dead. Victims of his old lifestyle. But his world is about to get turned upside down again and vengeance seems the only option. As Britain moves to an independent state, away from the EU, Billy finds he is the key to forge a new future, one he never dreamed possible; but now offering a chance to seek the revenge he is looking for, and wield genuine power. The only question is, will he be allowed to survive long enough to grab it… It's been over a decade since gang leader Billy Evans stepped away from his life on the wrong side of the law to mourn the murder of his beloved wife. Yet when he is hit by a second tragedy, his first thoughts are not of more loss, but of revenge. Violent, bloody revenge. However, even before he can make his first move, Billy is presented with an alternative method of extracting vengeance. One so intriguing that he quickly finds his past passion for organised violence reinvigorated. And as Britain heads toward a future defined by Brexit and the political right wing, he realises that he's stumbled upon the opportunity he's been waiting for. The chance to wield genuine power within the very establishment he's fought his entire life. The only question is, will he be allowed to survive long enough to grab it. A gang fight. A stabbing . A cloaked figure. A hit and run. On a blustery Autumn night, a middle-aged man leaves Newcastle's Chinatown to go to his car. Later he is found dead at Blackfriars Gate. There appears to be no obvious reason for his murder, unless he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Then a middle-aged woman is killed in a hit and run on a quiet country road, early in the morning, in north Northumberland. Detective Chief Inspector Alex Shaftoe, a history and archaeology buff, is considering retirement as she walks into Chinatown to resolve a gang fight. But soon the grizzly murder at Blackfriars Gate which adjoins Chinatown is discovered. As the stakes are raised, can she join the dots in a thirty-year old past which connects these events, before there is another death. Set in Newcastle upon Tyne and the wild beauty of Northumberland, this is a fast-paced British detective mystery. A whodunnit with a hint of mid-life romance and humour. The twists and turns and suspense will keep you guessing until the end.