One of the world's greatest suspense writers returns with the 27th novel featuring the legendary detective Alan Banks in the mystery series Stephen King calls βthe best now on the market.βΒ
When property developer Connor Clive Blaydon is found dead, Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks and his Yorkshire team dive into the investigation. As luck would have it, someone had installed a cache of spy-cams all around his luxurious home. The team hope that theyβll find answersβand the culpritβamong the video recordings.Β Β
Instead of discovering Connorβs murderer, however, the grainy and blurred footage reveals another crime: a brutal rape. If they can discover the womanβs identity, it could lead to more than justice for the victim; it could change everything the police think they know about Connor and why anyone would want him dead.
Meanwhile, tensions are rising between Banks and his friend, Zelda. A super recognizerβable to recognize faces significantly better than most peopleβZelda is determined to bring the men who abused her to justice. But stirring up the murky waters of the past will put her in far greater danger than ever before, and Banks worries that he wonβt be able to stop her from plunging too deep before itβs too late.