"Like so many police officers, it was the ambition of Dick Simpson, a uniformed town patrol sergeant, to investigate a murder case. As he approached the end of his career it seemed unlikely his wish would be fulfilled. However, with the discovery of a murder victim in the local park, Sergeant Simpson is pitched headlong into Hildenley's first murder investigation. " "The dead man was a known rapist and suspected murderer, but as the inquiries intensify Simpson's son becomes a prime suspect. With a lack of evidence against the lad, Sergeant Simpson faces the likelihood that a deep family secret could be revealed as he himself falls under suspicion. Meanwhile, the officer in charge of the inquiry boasts a one hundred per cent detection rate for murder, and has no intention of allowing that record to be ruined by an unsolved case. " "To protect his family, Sergeant Simpson must now make a remarkable sacrifice. "--Jacket.