The death of a young Pakistani man looks like a hate crime, but is it? Racial tension is the last thing the community needs, and it’s up to Bain and his team to keep the situation from escalating into full-scale violence.

When a successful pop singer suddenly retires and comes home to Wales, not everyone applauds her decision. Then two of her closest business associates are murdered, and unless Bain can stop the killer, she may be next.

Bain tracks a sexually disturbed killer who holds his victims captive. At the same time, he copes with a new constable at the station: his daughter, Hannah, whose courage and inexperience soon put her in danger.