Old gangsters never die ... they simply get rubbed out! But WHO is ordering the hits? And WHY?

Hard-nosed female investigative reporter Riley Gavin is tasked to find out, aided by laid-back ex military policeman Frank Palmer. It's an assignment that follows a bloody trail from a windswept south coast seafront to the balmy intrigues of Spain's Costa Del Crime - and sparks of a chain of grisly murders.

As they dig Riley and Frank uncover a deadly web of vendettas, double crosses and hatred in an underworld that's at war with itself. The prize? Control of a faltering criminal empire.

But this is one story that soon gets too personal - as Riley discovers dark forces that will stop at nothing to silence her. Dodging bullets, attack dogs and psychotic thugs, the duo fights to unravel the threads of an evil conspiracy.

And suddenly facing a deadline takes on a whole new chilling meaning...