Catherine is buying booze again, Louisa is raking over the ashes of lost love, and new recruit Lech is determined to discover who destroyed his career. With winter taking its grip Jackson would sooner be left brooding in peace, but even he can't ignore the dried blood on his carpets. So when the man responsible breaks cover at last, Lamb sends the slow horses out to even the score. This time, they're heading into joe country. The sixth Jackson Lamb thriller.