When the gods made man they made a weapon... After uncovering a fresh wave of corruption within the ranks of Northumbria CID Detective Chief Inspector Ryan was looking forward to an uneventful summer. But when a young woman is shot dead on the remote army ranges of the Northumberland National Park Ryan is called in to investigate. Meanwhile violent crimes are being committed across sites of historic importance in the North East the perpetrator leaving only a graffitied symbol as their calling ca