DISCOVER ONE OF THE MOST GRIPPING THRILLERS OF ALL TIME, FROM MASTER STORYTELLER ROBERT GODDARD.

Out of the blue, unemployed, down-on-his-luck historian Martin Radford is given a second chance. Martin is shown the leather-bound journal of another ruined man, former British cabinet minister Edwin Strafford.

Martin is offered a job - to investigate the rise and fall of Strafford, an ambitious young politician whose downfall, in 1910, is as mysterious as the strange deaths that still haunt his family.

Martin is intrigued. Strafford resigned at the height of his career, disappearing from the public eye. The woman he loved, for whom he was willing to sacrifice everything, suddenly and coldly rejected him. All the reasons for his fall from grace are shrouded in darkness.

Radford's investigations trigger a violent series of events, which throw him straight into the path of those who believed they had escaped punishment for crimes long past but never paid for...

A riveting bestseller from one of the UK's biggest thriller writers.

About the Author
Robert Goddard's first novel, Past Caring, was an instant bestseller. Since then, his books have captivated readers worldwide with their edge-of-the-seat pace and their labyrinthine plotting. He has won awards in the UK, the US and acrossEurope and his books have been translated into over thirty languages. In 2019, he won the Crime Writers' Association's highest accolade, the Diamond Dagger, for a lifetime achievement in Crime Writing.

Reviews
A complex trail of blackmail and murder. Recommended * Daily Express *
A hornet's nest of jealousy, blackmail and violence. Engrossing * Daily Mail *
One of the best novels I've read in a long time... The story is absolutely compelling... I loved every one of its 500 pages * The Washington Post *
Combines the expert suspense manipulation skills of a Daphne Du Maurier romance with those of a John Le Carre thriller * The New York Times *



Book Information
ISBN 9780552162951
Author Robert Goddard
Format Paperback
Page Count 624
Imprint Corgi Books
Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd
Weight(grams) 420g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 129mm * 38mm