Set in the 1980s, DCI Max Barton is an expert in detecting and arresting serial killers. In recent years he has experienced unexplained lapses in his health and a loss of analytical thinking; which is not good when you're considered the best in the business. Add to that, a killer who has evaded detection for over a year and a Chief Super who wants him gone and his problems are mounting fast. Forced to take sick leave, Max fights back and with a dedicated team and a good wife behind him, it looks like he's back on a winning streak. Until it all goes wrong. Will Max regain his prowess and crack the crime, or will this serial killer, dubbed Sicko Steve by the media, finish his reign of terror on a magnificient high, achieving everything he had planned so maticulously? BOOK 1 in The Barton's Investigate series.