The second in the thrilling Inspector Carlyle crime series set in the heart of London's West End, taking in all the memorable places like Covent Garden, Piccadilly Circus and the British Museum.
Jake Haggar has been kidnapped by his father who is threatening to sell the boy to a paedophile ring. Carlyle is struggling to get him back though it's not his case it was his fault Jake was taken. But Carlyle's own caseload includes the murder of Agatha Mills, whose husband has been arrested but his explanation is so outlandish that Carlyle wonders if it may just be true. Agatha is the sister of William Pettigrew, a priest killed in Chile during the Fascist coup and after 30 years of campaigning, Agatha was about to see his killer brought to justice.
