When millionaire Leo Speight is found poisoned at his Ayrshire mansion Police Scotland has a tough case on its hands. The charismatic young Speight was a champion boxer with national hero status. A long list of lovers and friends stand to benefit from his estate. Did one of them decide to speed things up? Suspecting links to organised crime the Security Service wants to stay close to the investigation. They have just the man to send in: ex-Chief Constable Bob Skinner. Combining forces with DI Lottie Mann and DS Dan Provan of Serious Crimes he's determined to see Speight's murderer put away for a long long time. But there's a twist even Bob Skinner couldn't see coming…

Part of the Bob Skinner Series series.