In the end, his victims all beg for the same thing – death.

When homeless addict Terrence McAvoy is found dead of catastrophic acid burn injuries which have been inflicted slowly to cause maximum pain, DCI Danny Flint knows he isn’t looking for a run-of-the-mill murderer.

What he doesn’t know is that the killer is just getting started.

Two more victims follow – a high-flying pharmaceutical CEO, and a scientist. Both have been abducted before being killed in the same slow, horrifying way.

In spite of his bizarre method of killing, the murderer has left no forensic trail. What’s his motive? And how might the victims be connected? Flint enlists the help of forensic psychologist Professor Sharon Whittle to help him find answers.

But then things take a terrifying turn. Flint’s friend and colleague, home office pathologist Seamus Carter, goes missing. Is he on the murderer’s kill list? Can Flint save him? The clock is ticking… the acid is dripping…

A Dark Place - the thirteenth in the gripping detective series featuring DCI Danny Flint.