Cold is the Grave by Peter Robinson

Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks’ life is shaken to the core when he is unexpectedly pulled into the investigation of a young girl’s disappearance in this shattering suspense novel from the hand of a modern master.

When the nude photo of a teenage runaway shows up on a website, the girl’s father turns to Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks for help. But these aren’t unusual circumstances, for the runaway is the daughter of a man who’s determined to destroy the dedicated Yorkshire policeman’s career and good name.

Still, it’s a case that Banks – a father himself – dares not ignore as he follows its trail into teeming London. But when a series of gruesome murders follows soon after, Banks finds himself pulled into the past and private world of his most powerful enemy, Chief Constable Jimmy Riddle.