When two bodies are found brutally murdered at a building site in Battersea, DS Cal Drake is first to the scene. He sees an opportunity: to solve a high-profile case and to repair his reputation after a botched undercover operation almost ended his promising career in the Violent Crimes Unit.

Assigned to work with the forensic psychologist Dr Rayhana Crane, and on the hunt for an elusive killer, Drake's investigations lead down the dark corridors of the past - to the Iraq war and the destruction both he and Crane witnessed there. With a community poised on the brink of violence, Crane and Drake must put their lives on the line to stop the killer before vengeance is unleashed.

About the Author

Parker Bilal is the author of the Makana Investigations series, the third of which, The Ghost Runner, was longlisted for the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. The Divinities, the first in his Crane & Drake London crime series, was published in 2019. Parker Bilal is the pseudonym of Jamal Mahjoub, the critically acclaimed literary novelist. Born in London, he has lived in a number of places, including the UK, Denmark, Spain and, currently, the Netherlands.

@Parker_Bilal | jamalmahjoub.com

Reviews
Terrific crime fiction rooted in geopolitics * * Sunday Times * *
Bilal tells the story with ferocious, exhilarating energy . . . essential reading * * Daily Telegraph * *
A firecracker of a novel that delves deep into the rot infecting both politics and big business -- ERIC VAN LUSTBADER, author of The Bourne Legacy
Told with a delicate elegance . . . It promises to be a fine series * * Daily Mail * *
A brilliantly-written London noir from a master of the crime genre -- MASON CROSS, author of Presumed Dead
A fresh and vivid portrait of a city that is less melting pot than explosive pressure cooker * * Guardian * *



Book Information
ISBN 9781838855147
Author Parker Bilal
Format Paperback
Page Count 368
Imprint Canongate Books
Publisher Canongate Books
Weight(grams) 246g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 22mm