The ghosts of the past never rest, and neither does a killer on the loose.In the picturesque town of Kirkby Lonsdale, DCI Josh Mills thought he'd buried his demons along with his son. But when a series of brutal murders shatters the tranquil Cumbrian community, Josh is forced to confront a nightmare he thought was long over.Newly transferred from Edinburgh CID, DS Fiona Mitchell hoped for a fresh start and an escape from her own dark past. But as shadows from her previous life begin to resurface, Fiona finds herself questioning her sanity. Is the man she thought she'd left behind truly gone, or is he reaching out from the darkness to reclaim her?As Josh grapples with the haunting memories of his son Archie's unsolved death, he can't shake the feeling that the infamous child killer, The Midnight Hunter, holds the key. But how could a man behind bars be connected to the current bloodbath, or is it all in Josh's mind?With the body count rising and time running out, Josh and Fiona must untangle a web of lies that spans ten years and bridges two horrifying cases.Can they catch the Kirkby Lonsdale killer before another life is claimed? Will Josh finally uncover the truth about his son's death? And can Fiona outrun the demons of her past, or will they consume her just as she's found her new beginning?Shame On Them is the heart-stopping detective debut from A M McKay that will keep you guessing until the very last page.