The future of Britain was meant to be safer. Instead, it’s become something far more dangerous.
Ten years from now, capital punishment is back. The government calls it justice. The public calls it progress. And Home Secretary Jason Langton is about to launch his most controversial project yet: the Knife Crime Initiative — a brutal new war on violent crime that promises to save a generation, whatever the cost.
Detective Chief Inspector Callum Fraser is chosen to lead it.
Armed with sweeping powers, cutting-edge weapons, and a hand-picked team of detectives, Fraser is thrust into the heart of a Britain where fear drives policy, teenagers carry blades, and every political victory comes stained with blood. What begins as a flagship crackdown soon becomes something far darker: a battle for the soul of justice itself.
As child murders mount, gangs evolve, and the country demands answers, Fraser must hunt killers, face grieving families, and decide how far he’s willing to go in a system built on punishment, spectacle, and public rage.
Because in this new Britain, stopping the violence is only half the fight.
The other half is surviving what justice has become.
The Knife Crime Initiative is the explosive second novel in the DCI Callum Fraser series — a gripping, near-future British crime thriller packed with political tension, moral conflict, razor-sharp dialogue, and devastating emotional stakes.
If you like hard-hitting police procedurals, dystopian suspense, and crime fiction that dares to ask dangerous questions, this is for you.
Perfect for fans of Tana French or Mick Herron.