Tess Davey is an ambitious, hard-working police woman. After ten successful years in the service, she has risen to the rank of detective and earned herself an enviable reputation. But after the unexpected death of her beloved father, Tess is shocked when previously well-kept secrets about her family history are revealed. determined to find out the truth once and for all, Tess leaves the security of her home in Spalding and gets a job transfer to Soho, London. As she begins her search for answers nothing can prepare her for the unfamiliar and seedy world in which she finds herself and the spiral of events which ensnare her. Will she be able to find the family she dreams of or will fate snatch happiness away? Whatever it Takes is a gritty and compelling tale which leads us into a world of sleaze, violence and tragedy.