Publisher's Synopsis
January 1983, Colchester CID: A new year brings new resolutions for Detective Inspector Nicholas Lowry. With one eye on his approaching fortieth birthday, he has given up his two greatest vices: smoking, and the police boxing team. WPC Jane Gabriel is the newest police recruit. Her striking beauty and youth have landed her with two obstacles: a young male colleague who gives her too much attention, and an older one who acts like she's not there. January 1983, Blackwater Estuary: A new year brings an illicit shipment, bound for Colchester - 100 kilograms of powder that will accelerate tensions in the historic town.
