'An outstanding series' –NEW YORK TIMES

Detective Inspector Bill Slider and his team investigate the murder of a journalist – and find corruption in high places – in the eleventh entry in Cynthia Harrod-Eagles' critically acclaimed crime series.

When ex-BBC correspondant Ed Stonax is found dead, it's up to Bill Slider and his team to investigate. Was it a simple robbery gone wrong, or something with connection to the victim's journalist past?

Meanwhile, an old enemy of Slider's – Trevor 'The Needle' Bates – has escaped during a prison transfer and has vowed revenge.

With a high-profile murder to solve, a cold-blooded killer after him, a baby on the way, and a wedding to plan, Slider is up to his neck. Can he stay alive long enough to tie the knot, and solve the mystery of the murdered journalist?

Written with Cynthia Harrod-Eagles' signature sharp plotting and dry wit, this hard-hitting character-driven mystery is a must-read police procedural for fans of Mick Herron, Ann Cleeves and Peter Robinson.

Praise for the Bill Slider series:

'Slider and his creator are real discoveries'
Daily Mail

'Sharp, witty and well-plotted'
Times

'Harrod-Eagles and her detective hero form a class act. The style is fast, funny and furious - the plotting crisply devious'
Irish Times