Leeds, 1977. A chill lies over the city: sex workers are being murdered by a serial killer they are calling the ‘Ripper’, the streets creeping with fear.

Tough, sharp, but tender, Maureen runs Rio’s, a clean, discreet brothel in the city. She’s a good boss who takes great care of her workers – especially her best girls, Bev and Anette. The Ripper may be terrifying girls who work the street, but at Rio’s the girls seem safer.

But when Bev’s sweet-natured son is found beaten to death, a figure from Maureen’s past, DS Mick Hunniford, shows up at her door. Does his arrival herald danger or salvation? And who can Maureen really trust?

My Thoughts:

The story is set in 1977 when there was a serial killer on the loose murdering sex workers, no women was safe to go out on the streets especially at night. Maureen owns Rio’s which is a brothel in the heart of the city. She looks after her girls and would do anything for them but when one of them goes missing and someone from her past shows up is everything as plain sailing as it once was. It was a interesting story that is written by Katy who was inspired to write about her own experiences in this great crime story. I felt it was a great read and there are some interesting parts to this story. I had the chills reading parts of this book.

I received an ARC copy of this book for an honest review.

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