A woman's body is discovered in Hyde Park. Wearing only one shoe. Close by Detective Jack MacIntosh finds a black stiletto diamante buckle glinting in the morning sun. But it doesn't belong to the victim. Two days later another young woman is found strangled to death in nearby Green Park. Wearing just one shoe - the matching stiletto. Hidden in the long grass beside the body the police uncover a low-heeled court shoe. Detective Jack and his team are in a race against time to find the owner of the court shoe before it's too late. At the same time Jack is fighting his own demons. Demons rising up from the past and threatening to cloud his judgement when he needs it most. Jack is hunting a brutal killer who delights in playing cat-and-mouse games. Who will win this deadly battle of wits?

Part of the DI Jack MacIntosh series.