Publisher's Synopsis
It was the ambition of Dick Simpson, a uniformed town patrol sergeant, to investigate a murder case, and as he approached the end of his career he was pitched headlong into Hildenley's first murder. The victim was a known rapist and suspected murderer, and Simpson's son becomes a prime suspect. Sergeant Simpson faces the likelihood that a deep family secret could be revealed as he himself falls under suspicion. The officer in charge of the enquiry boasts a one hundred percent success rate, so to protect his family, Sergeant Simpson must make a remarkable sacrifice
