Verbal

‘A good police force is one that catches more crooks than it employs’ – Sir Robert Mark

‘A good police force is one that catches more crooks than it employs’ – Sir Robert Mark

A clever, accomplished Cambridge graduate with a good job and an attentive lover, Imogen Lester seems to have the world at her feet. But when her parents are murdered abroad while working for the Diplomatic Service, she is suddenly thrown headlong into a murky world of espionage and organised crime.

When she is charged with drug trafficking, even Ben Schroeder’s skills may not be enough to save her – unless a shadowy figure from Ben’s past can survive long enough to unmask a web of graft and corruption…

• A compulsive mix of 70s espionage, thriller and police corruption
• Seventh story in the Ben Schroeder legal thriller series following A Higher Duty, A Matter For The Jury, And Is There Honey Still For Tea?, The Heirs of Owain Glyndwr, Calling Down the Storm and One Law for the Rest of Us
• Peter Murphy is an ex Crown Court Judge and his extensive legal experience adds authenticity to his writing
• Interest in workings of British justice system increasing thanks to popularity of books such as The Secret Barrister
• For fans of BBC drama series Silk, Judge John Deed, Law And Order and other courtroom thrillers