February, 1918. In the small hours of a cold morning, a burglary in Limehousehas escalated into a sinister siege between a band of thieves and theauthorities, and a police constable lies dead. Detective Inspector HarveyMarmion and Detective Sergeant Joe Keedy hasten to the scene whereattempts at talking the men into surrendering have been met with stonysilence.When the door is eventually battered down, Keedy bravely leads theway in. Then a gunshot is heard: Keedy has been hit. While his partner is rushed to hospital, Marmion is on the trail of the burglars,following leads as to their previous targets and overall goals. As defencelessKeedy remains in the sights of the murderous thieves, Marmion delves into thesecrets that lie behind this fatal incident ...