This is book number 14 in the Mike Malone Murder Mystery series by Milly Reynolds.
DI Mike Malone finds that an East End mob has set up camp in his adopted town. Businesses and proprietors are being threatened.
And, this is not the only problem that Mike has to solve. A monster is prowling the riverbanks in the dead of night. Protection is the keyword, but at what price?
Ciscography 