When builder Mark Poynter discovers a murder on his worksite all of his financial problems suddenly seem a lot closer to home: was this a warning his debts are overdue? Suspected of being the killer and worried at being the intended victim the murder only makes Mark's money problems worse leading him to turn to the local villain Hamlet who has his own unique repayment plan in mind for Mark. When two more deaths plunge him even further into debt Mark finds himself faced with a choice - help the police and clear his name or help the villain and clear his debt. Set in the Medway Towns on the grey margins of criminality where no job's too big no dodge's too small. . .

Part of the Poynter and Perry series.