Vanity Project

Cybersecurity consultant Ray Higgins knew too many secrets. Now someone has made sure he'll never reveal them.

Who stabbed him to death in his own living room? His long-suffering wife has plenty of reasons to want him dead. But so do the powerful people he's been blackmailing.

For DI Brian Brandon, finding the killer means untangling a trail of corruption, betrayal, and revenge. But the deeper he digs, the more dangerous the investigation becomes. And someone is determined to make sure the truth stays buried.

Haunted by a harrowing incident on the job and drinking to keep the memories at bay, Brian is already dangerously close to breaking point.

Now the case is getting personal.

Can he uncover the killer before his own demons destroy him?

A dark, unflinchingly gritty Scottish crime thriller for fans of Ian Rankin, Stuart MacBride, JD Kirk, and Helen Fields.