Detective Inspector John Smithdown is a good man with some bad things to deal with.
It's 1988 and ecstasy is flooding the streets of Manchester.
The Second Summer of Love is here.
Tell that to the locals on DI Smithdown's patch.
Over one weekend, Smithdown is faced with a missing single mum, machete wielding gangs in Oldham, simmering racial tensions across communities and a mutilated body found at the edge of a remote lake with a mythical reputation.
People say bad things happen at the Mermaid's Pool.
They're dead right.
David Nolan - author of Black Moss - brings you a second helping of Manc Noir.
Things just got even darker.

David Nolan is a professor, psychologist, and author who is based in New York, USA. He graduated from Yale University with a Degree in Psychology after which he moved to Europe for love and work. With unshakable commitment, he had a career as a professor in London for over 15 years before moving to Paris for others 5 years.
He is currently an online teacher and a mentor who finds great passion in helping people to declutter their minds so as to avoid overthinking by mastering their emotions and psychic abilities.
In his books, he creates a guide to help others be themselves and master their emotions. With research and experience, he has gained vast knowledge in psychology through his great interest in how people think and behave. He shares the same knowledge in his books with the aim of improving social skills, declutter the mind, eliminating anxiety in relationships, and depression.
During his leisure time, he loves reading, cooking, and spending time with his lovely son and precious daughter.