London, 2047. Hoping to eradicate crime altogether, Edna Stuart inaugurates an experimental police squad equipped with performance-enhancing technology. One of them, Howard Palmer, saves the life of Ruth Mackenzie, a small child with superhuman abilities. This is an act which will have greater ramifications than anyone could have expected, but meanwhile turns Palmer into a national hero and helps usher in the future of British law enforcement.
Twenty years later, Ruth is all grown up and has joined the London branch of the Enhanced Police Brigade, following in Palmer's footsteps. But on Halloween, things are about to take a strange turn as a group of mercenaries attempt a full-scale assault upon a corporation controlled by the world's smartest man.
As London turns into a battlefield, Ruth will have to finally come to terms with her true parentage if she hopes to survive. And Howard Palmer will finally come face to face with his greatest enemy yet : pure, unbridled anarchy.
[Comes with a short discussion guide for reading groups]