Death stalks Mexton When a spate of poisonings hits the town of Mexton, DC Mel Cotton and her colleagues are left perplexed. All the deaths seem to be ingeniously planned and the police cannot see anything obvious to connect the victims. Is a vigilante at work? Jenny Pike, reporter for the Mexton Messenger, seems to think there's a link and she's not afraid to publish her controversial theories. All the victims seem to have got away with harming people in some way. Is that the connection? Fear from the East Already stretched to the limit, Mel and her colleagues also face another huge challenge. A ruthless Albanian gang has launched a crime wave in the area and someone has murdered a notorious blackmailer. How will the team cope? With a serial poisoner at large, is anyone safe?