Craig Malton, the man who solves crime for criminals in Manchester’s underworld, is banged up in prison – for a murder he didn’t commit. Journalist Ruth Porter is hungry for a story. Young men are turning up brutally murdered and one name keeps cropping up – Craig Malton. As Ruth investigates she soon discovers a truth far darker than she could ever have imagined. There’s a sadistic killer hiding in plain sight and he’s already chosen his next victim.