First BloodA detective hiding dark secrets, Kim Stone will stop at nothing to protect the innocent. On a cold winter morning, Kim is about to meet her team for the first time. The victim of her new case is about to meet their killer. . . When the body of a young man is found beheaded and staked to the ground in the Clent Hills, Kim and her new squad rush to the crime scene. But something doesnt add up. Searching the victims home, Kim discovers a little girls

'A thrilling story

At the funeral however Robin's latest girlfriend - to whom he has just got engaged - stands up and

he knows he can't refuse his benevolent patron

He is out of his jurisdiction

Absolutely show-stopping' JANICE HALLETT

The worst crime of all insulting a grown-up

always small

And yet the Kings are no fools-they've ruled the Shangazi for four hundred years for good reason

worst of all

'A stellar series

because the future of humanity hangs in the balance

arising between man and man