Hell's Fire is the 4th book in this Manchester based series. Killing Beasts was selected as a Best Crime book for 2005 by Shots Magazineand his second novel Pecking Order was selected as a best British crime novel by Deadly Pleasures Magazine.
From the blurb:
The deliberate torching of a church creates outrage across Manchester. And when a charred corpse and satanic symbols are found in the smoking ruins, DI Jon Spicer and the city's Major Incident Team are called in.
First line:
Jon Spicer reached up, turned on the interior light and examined the top third of his face in the rear view mirror. He sighed. It looked like a fine red gauze had settled over each eyeball.
The deliberate torching of a church creates outrage across Manchester. And when a charred corpse and satanic symbols are found in the smoking ruins, DI Jon Spicer and the city's Major Incident Team are called in.
Jon Spicer quickly finds himself drawn into the depths of a horrifying underworld he didn't know existed. Soon, fresh killings bring revelations that those responsible are prepared to commit unspeakable acts of evil in homage to their God.