DCI Henry Christie faces a horrifying killer - A series of increasingly violent assaults is shrouding the happy-go-lucky resort of Blackpool in terror. The police response, coordinated by an increasingly harassed DCI Henry Christie, seems to be getting nowhere fast. Then, with the gruesome discovery of a young girls body, and the abduction of another, Henry finds himself heading a high-profile, nationally scrutinized investigation which stretches his reputation and credibility to breaking point.