Island of Fear is a contemporary crime thriller set in Suffolk. The story is based on the central character; D. I. Stephen Powell of the Anglian Regional Crime Squad and his investigation into a bizarre cult murder on an apparently deserted island five miles from the Suffolk coast. In the course of his investigation, he is unwittingly drawn into a much bigger criminal operation involving an international group dealing in drugs, gold and illegal storage of radio-active waste. During his investigation of the group, he suffers personal tragedy at their hands when his wife and daughter are murdered by them and relentlessly pursues those responsible to bring them to justice.