A mutilated body is found dumped at Cowane's Hospital in the heart of historic Stirling. For DCI Malcolm Ford it's like nothing he's ever seen before. For reporter Donna Blake it's a chance to get her career back on track. But for close protection specialist Connor Fraser it's a distraction from the day job. But then a corpse is found this time in the shadow of the Wallace Monument - and with it a message. One Connor has received before during his time as a police officer in Belfast. With Ford facing mounting pressure to make an arrest and fears the murders are connected to heightened post-Brexit tensions Connor is drawn into a race against time to stop another murder.

Part of the Connor Fraser series.