When a prominent barrister disappears in mysterious circumstances, the Mark Darlington Agency is engaged to locate him. Mark initially assumes that it is to be a simple missing person case, but the discovery of a badly mutilated body indicates something far more sinister. Before long, Mark realises that he is pitching his wits against a sadistic and determined serial killer and he may have to pay a high price for success.PAYBACK is a fast-paced crime thriller with a cliff-hanger ending.