Viktor Bashkim, head of one of Europe's most feared mafia gangs, is preparing to hand over power to his ruthless daughter, Sofia. But as they leave the family villa high in the Cypriot hills for business overseas, Viktor's old nemesis is watching . . .

In Lancashire, retired detective superintendent turned civilian investigator Henry Christie is assisting the Cold Case Unit with Operation Sparrow Hawk, investigating historic child abuse and murder kick-started by the arrests made in his last chilling case. But as Henry and his colleague DS Debbie Blackstone close in on a lead, they suddenly find themselves embroiled in a brutal, blood-soaked turf war between organized crime gangs in Europe, the fallout of which will be felt across the genteel country lanes of northern England.