THE AWARD-WINNING CLASSIC FROM THE WINNER OF THE 2007 DUNCAN LAWRIE DAGGER

Anne Carson- fifteen, beautiful, wayward. Abducted.

The rich Carsons have closed ranks and summoned Frank Calder, retired police negotiator, subject to strict instructions. This is not the first kidnapping in the Carson family and hard lessons have been learned.But are the two events connected? And is greed the motivation? Revenge? Or could it be something else?

To find out, Frank Calder must go beyond his brief. And his every step into the darkness may end a girl's life.

A tense, involving crime novel with all the hallmarks of classic Peter Temple- sharp dialogue, vivid characters and a crackerjack plot.