A mutilated body apparently washed up on a windswept beach.
A violent criminal gang preys on moped riders across the area.
A teenage girl is desperate to escape sexual exploitation.
It's a tough introduction to Merseyside for Detective Inspector April Decent, who's just arrived from her native Yorkshire. Together with new colleague Skeeter Warlock, Decent quickly discovers there's a sinister link between them all, one that will bring them face-to-face with some uncomfortable home truths.
Catch as Catch Can is the first in the Merseyside Crime Series from Malcolm Hollingdrake - bestselling author of the Harrogate Crime Series.

Praise for Malcolm Hollingdrake
'Hollingdrake is to Harrogate what Rankin (Rebus) is to Edinburgh - able to build a realistic landscape to portray his characters against - I love the way the characters are evolving, the pace is good and the plots compelling - enjoy!'    John Robson      ★★★★★
'I love words and this author is a master of them painting a picture you can fall right into'.    Lynda Checkley      ★★★★★