Blood of the Innocents

Read Blood of the Innocents Storyline:

When two teenagers go missing on the same day on Mariner's patch, it
seems to be nothing more than a coincidence. Leaving aside their age and
disappearance, the two have little in common. Yasmin Akram is the
talented grammar school educated daughter of devout Muslim
professionals. Ricky Skeet disappears after storming out of his council
house after a row with his mother's latest boyfriend. Mariner knows
Ricky's mother from his days in uniform, so he is less than happy when
his superiors - bowing to media pressure - take him the Skeet case and
reassign him to the more politically sensitive investigation. The press -
and his bosses - seem convinced that Yasmin's disappearance is a
racially motivated abduction, especially since the Akram's have found
themselves the target of the far right and a prominent white supremacist
group. Working with Asian liaison officer Jamilla Begum on the more
high profile case, Mariner soon discovers that the picture of Yasmin her
school-friends paint is far different to her parents claim that she is a
total innocent