Lynda La Plante practically invented the thriller KARIN SLAUGHTER

The ninth book in the riveting DI Anna Travis series from the Sunday Times bestselling creator of Jane Tennison.

Duty to the job or personal ambition? Anna Travis must decide where her loyalties lie . . .

Six months ago, London nightclub owner Josh Reynolds was found dead from a single gunshot wound to the head, the gun held in his right hand. His death was quickly determined to be a suicide, the investigation was closed . . . a case done and dusted. Until now.

A young man, awaiting trial for armed robbery has informed his guards that Reynolds was murdered, and that he has information to share with the police. DCS James Langton tasks DCI Anna Travis to review the case. Meanwhile, Senior FBI Agent, Jessie Dewar, crime scene expert, is seconded to Anna''s team as part of her research.

Anna''s trip to America is approaching, but now that the situation at the MET has become so volatile, can she trust Dewar to finish the job in her absence?

PRAISE FOR LYNDA LA PLANTE
The UK''s most celebrated female crime author DAILY MAIL
La Plante excels in her ability to pick out the surprising but plausible details SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
Satisfyingly full of twists and turns INDEPENDENT
Absorbingly twisty GUARDIAN