Tonight, the law can't save them. When DI Kath Schrader and DS Dan Blacksmith investigate a multiple murder at a quiet country pub, the carnage of the crime scene is overshadowed by the presence of a survivor. As they explore the survivor's connections and uncover his past, Dan and Kath are drawn into the sinister, vicious world of human trafficking and organised crime. In the relentless summer heat of 1986, faced with unreliable witnesses and an escalating bodycount, Dan Blacksmith will be forced to make the hardest decision of his life. Old Scars is set during July 1986, in the UK city of Kingston upon Hull.