London, December 2019. Two young boys, Habib and Loz, are trying their luck at selling knock-off pain remedies to pensioners. But they are troubled by an encounter with a potential elderly customer and a young man with a blood-smeared face.

Mumtaz Hakim wants to help if she and her partner Lee Arnold can, even though there's no way their detective agency could reasonably charge the boys. While they set about uncovering the truth behind the odd situation in the shadow of St Paul's Cathedral, they find themselves drawn into a gruesome investigation involving an old man and a newborn baby.

Barbara's Turkish Detective series (Ikmen Mysteries) has been acquired by Paramount Plus. The televised series will be released in 2023 Latest in Nadel's gritty, original and timely series following private investigator Lee Arnold and his Muslim assistant Mumtaz Hakim Nadel is also well known for her CWA Silver Dagger winning Inspector Ikmen series, the most recent which was Forfeit Nadel was born and raised in the East End of London, a setting which she brilliantly brings to life in this series