During a hot summer, the city of Manchester, England is terrorised by a serial killer who is targeting people who lead unsavoury lives. They are tortured and then mounted on an upturned cross, their bodies branded and left on open display. The investigation is led by an inexperienced young Detective Inspector, Jack Thompson, who is striving to prove himself to a sceptical staff and a demanding boss. In Montreal, Quebec, Surete du Quebec detective Hannah Girard remains haunted by the events of three years ago - the loss of her husband and the murdered who escaped her grasp. When an online search reveals that her prime suspect of three years ago is now located in Manchester, England, she travels across the Atlantic, determined to finish what she started three years before. As the media pressure and scrutiny from his superior intensifies, a prime suspect emerges in Thompson's investigation. Will the arrival of the Montreal detective lead Jack to the real killer or throw him off the track? And what of the killer - is he a vigilante or has the Devil come to claim his own?
John Hargan lives in Manchester. He has published short fiction online and in print. Saviour is his first novel.