Shadow of the Knife Jane Fletcher Paperback

The most vicious gang in the Homelands, led by the infamous Butcher, are extending their operations to Roadsend. By her oath as a member of the Militia, Ellen is sworn to uphold the rule of law no matter what the cost to herself, but as the body-count starts to rise, Ellen finds demands being made of her beyond anything that she had envisaged when she signed up. Her task is made all the harder by a wall of silence from ordinary citizens, a commanding officer with her head in the sand, and the attentions of an attractive young farmer who is probably not who she claims to be. How can Ellen work out who to trust or rely on? Yet if she gets it wrong she might easily lose her life, or her heart.