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He is determined to mete out his own kind of justice to the killer and make him pay the ultimate price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDS Bill Murphy teams up with newcomer, DC Louise Walker in the murder investigation. But Murphy's past comes back to haunt him, and he is heading for a breakdown, which means it is up to Louise to catch the killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho will find the killer first? Tony or the police. And what will happen to Kara? And in the end what kind of justice will prevail?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChris Longmuir is an award-winning novelist as well as an established writer of short stories and articles. 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