The Burning Man. It's the name the London media's given to a brutal murderer who has beaten four young women to death before setting their bodies ablaze. And now there's a fifth. Maeve Kerrigan is an ambitious detective constable keen to make her mark on the murder task force. Her male colleagues believe Maeve's empathy makes her weak. But the more she learns about the latest victim, the more determined Maeve becomes to catch her murderer.