Publisher's Synopsis
Carl Whittley must stay at home and care for his crippled father. But he has distractions. He's just tortured a TV presenter to death and he's planning to blow an anonymous commuter to pieces. Also remaining at home is DCI Mark Lapslie, his rare neurological condition has forced him to leave his family and to avoid the police station. His superiors regard him as a nuisance to be avoided. As the spate of brutal deaths catches the media's attention, the Chief Superintendent brings in Lapslie. He knows this case could break him, then the press will be placated and he will be free of the troublesome DCI. But the deadly game Carl wants to play might be just what Lapslie needs to come out of hiding.
