Jaswinder Singh had grown up in a Sikh family on the east side of London. His family had been welcomed into the area, and his parents were great friends with a woman across the street. Although his mother and the other lady had difficulties understanding each other due to their particular accents, they got on well. Jazz was always welcome in the lady's home as a lad. He became a Detective Sergeant with The Met.
Unfortunately an incident early on in his career led to a breakdown. Once he was recovered he spent five years in Manchester. Now he has been requested back in the Met; back to Ilford Police Station where he had operated out of before. Unfortunately for Jazz, memories amongst some of his former colleagues were not good ones, so he was assigned his own team; a team of two rookies.
A few days after his return his mother's friend is found dead in her home. When Jazz goes to investigate he discovers that her death is not due to old age, but is in fact a murder and that the murder occurred not in her own home, but next door, which turns out was a cannabis factory. For Jazz, the investigation is personal now. Jazz and his two rookie Detective Constables set in motion a gang war without realising it. It will have more ramifications than Jazz could ever expect.
Author M. C. Dutton has done an excellent job in keeping the reader guessing right up to the last pages of the book. An excellent read.
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