Books in the A David Hidalgo novel series

It was a warning. Back off. Stop helping the addicts. Stop undercutting demand. He had believed they would be protected. But they took her - the girl in the raspberry beret - and by the time they were done he was broken. So David Hidalgo flees Spain for his native Edinburgh. Now he must work out how to live again and lead others when his faith has been ripped away and all that's left is doubt. In Edinburgh David finds friendship, disturbing and unlooked for romance, and respite from the pain. That is, until a young girl is abducted and it becomes clear that it's not so easy to leave the past, or danger, behind. David knows he must set aside his doubts and act. But what will the cost be this time?

Tati thought she was escaping Belarus; she had scraped and saved the $15,000 that she was told she needed to start again. Instead, she walks into a trap. She tries to resist, but her captors made it clear that until she gives the men they send her what they want she will be beaten daily, or left to die. In Edinburgh, Pastor David Hidalgo is attempting to get his life back together after facing the gang who killed his wife. He is determined to stay away from danger until a desperate woman approaches him. Her husband has been discovered dead and the police have found child pornography on his computer. The woman is inconsolable but certain her husband - who was investigating the finances of a new charismatic church in Edinburgh - has been framed. David is determined to ensure the new church is sound but on visiting doubts the authenticity of its charismatic leader. Could something more sinister be lurking behind the church's polished veneer? The only hope that Tati has is a name she has been given "e;David Hidalgo"e; - perhaps this man will be her rescuer? But David has no knowledge of Tati's existence. However, as he starts to investigate the new church their two worlds seem set to collide. Will both come out unscathed?

Father Ramon feels no remorse for the sins. His years in jail were spent not atoning but plotting his revenge: and now he is free. David Hidalgo is once again dragged into danger...