Retribution and Time An everyday Friday night out. A few too many drinks. A few harsh words said. No one was hurt. All easily forgotten. Both can heal Except he didn't forget. Their threats. How they made him feel... They must pay - with their lives. But one will always leave a scar... A young woman goes missing. She's done it before, but Detective Inspector April Decent senses this time it's serious. Can she convince her colleagues she's right before it's too late? Decent and her DS Skeeter Warlock face their most deadly opponent yet in Syn, the second novel in Malcolm Hollingdrake's superb Merseyside Crime Series.