Hired to find the missing son of retired political activist Moira Doherty, Dan Starkey knows his new case is going to be challenging. Billy 'the Bear' Doherty isn't an easy man to find - a criminal with a nasty drug habit, his mum is convinced he's been murdered.

But when Moira herself is killed, her body found floating in the waters under Londonderry's Peace Bridge, Dan finds himself in the middle of a deadly game of cat and mouse.

Already in unfamiliar territory, Starkey is quickly embroiled in the city's porn and drug fuelled underworld, where a new generation of gangster terrorist is intent on creating mayhem their predecessors could only dream of ...

Dan Starkey returns! An exciting, compelling, endlessly inventive new novel featuring one of Bateman's best loved characters.

About the Author
Bateman was a journalist in Northern Ireland before becoming a full-time writer. His first novel, DIVORCING JACK, won the Betty Trask Prize, and all his novels have been critically acclaimed. He wrote the screenplays for the feature films DIVORCING JACK and WILD ABOUT HARRY and the popular TV series MURPHY`S LAW starring James Nesbitt. Bateman lives in Ireland with his family.

Reviews
He just seems to get better and better -- Ian Rankin
Sometimes brutal, often blackly humorous and always terrific * Observer *
Fast and furious * Daily Mirror *
A dark and brilliant champion of words -- James Nesbitt
Fast paced and throbbing with menace * Time Out *



Book Information
ISBN 9781472201256
Author Bateman
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Headline Book Publishing
Publisher Headline Publishing Group
Weight(grams) 312g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 163mm * 25mm