by Anne Perry (Author)
Thomas Pitt is summoned to the offices of Victor Narraway, head of the Imperial Secret Service. An ex-army officer and promising young diplomat has been shot and the prime suspect is the Egyptian mistress of a senior cabinet minister. But some things don't add up at the scene of the murder. When the Egyptian Ambassador puts in a call to Prime Minister Gladstone, it seems a major diplomatic row is brewing. Thomas is convinced Narraway knows more than he claims, and Pitt's wife Charlotte fears there could be involvement with the secret organisation that destroyed Pitt's Metropolitan Police career and nearly cost him his life. Can Pitt tread the tense diplomatic tightrope between protecting justice, the security of his country, and the safety of his family?
Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Edition: paperback / softback
Publisher: Headline
Published: 06 Oct 2003
ISBN 10: 0747268983
ISBN 13: 9780747268987
Book Overview: The twenty-third brilliant mystery in the acclaimed Thomas Pitt series