David Menon

In the Shadow of the Tower: A Blackpool crime thriller featuring DI Layla Khan David Menon

A seaside paradise is the perfect place to hide a body

Blackpool. A town of cheap booze, fast food, and slot machines. For some, it’s a premier holiday resort. But newly promoted Detective Inspector Layla Khan knows deadly secrets lurk beneath its neon gleam. When a serial killer begins hunting the town’s teenage prostitutes and taking samples of their blood, Layla faces the darkest case of her career. As her leadership is undermined from within her own ranks, the investigation leads to a ruthless crime family—and a dangerous hand from her own past.

Can she stop the carnage, or will Blackpool’s streets be soaked in more blood?