''I am insanely in love with George Cross''. <b>Stephen Fry</b><b>To solve any murder, you must first know your victim . . .</b><b>THE DETECTIVE</b>DS George Cross has unique and unmatchable talents. He uses a combination of logic, determination and, often, pedantry to get answers where others have failed for families who have long given up hope.So when a ravaged body is found in a local demolition site, it''s up to Cross to piece together the truth from whatever fragments he can find.<b>THE VICTIM</b>Cross has little to go on, but from the faint tan lines on the ravaged body, and strange scars on his forearms, an identity gradually emerges: a male amateur cyclist; a reliance on performance-enhancing drugs. But what happened that led to this man''s death? How did he end up here? And, most importantly, who is he?<b>THE FAMILY</b>In the face of ever-mounting challenges, including budget cuts and unreliable witnesses, Cross must first work out who the man is to have any chance of solving