A power vacuum has opened in the Northeast criminal world after the murder of the former kingpin. Derek Cavanagh, the new drug lord, is uniting his enemies to take on the London firm who threaten his territory. Kaylen Stone, his trusted foot soldier is a wild card, both loyal and duplicitous. A man who will do anything to get his daughter back, even if it means the ultimate form of betrayal. Detective Sergeant Lockwood is drawn into this world of shady deals, informants, and murderers. Fighting to get a foothold into one of the biggest drug hauls coming into the UK.

 

With echoes of the crime novels of Ann Cleeves, LJ Ross, and Ruth Rendell, ‘The Wilds’ is a story about trust, loyalty, and the nature of betrayal. The fifth in the acclaimed Kitty Lockwood crime mystery series.