A single mother faces down a ruthless killer on a tough Manchester estate in this hard-hitting thriller in the Martina Cole vein.

Mandasue Heller was born in Cheshire and moved to Manchester in 1982. She spent ten years living in the notorious Hulme Cresecents which have since become the background to her novels. Not only is she a talented writer, but she has also sung in cabaret and rock groups, seventies soul cover bands and blues jam bands.