The Case of the Second Murder
DemonsWho Done It
A stolen Ferrari. A showroom manager embedded in the ceiling. Two mafia henchmen flattened in a sweet shop. It’s all in a day’s work for DI Louise Sargant and her partner, DS Jay Neelands, especially when the trail leads from a suspiciously saccharine Oxford Street candy store to London’s most exclusive (and secretive) private club.
But the deeper Louise digs, the murkier things get, especially when she finds herself face-to-face with Dorian Otello, the dangerously charming son of London’s most powerful crime boss. He’s clever, cultured, but is he crooked?
As the bodies stack up and the evidence refuses to behave, Louise and Jay must untangle a conspiracy that stretches from the city’s darkest corners to its most glittering facades. Something, or someone, is committing crimes between the frames of CCTV, and time might not be running in quite the right direction.
Smart, strange, and just the right amount of silly — imagine The IT Crowd fixing tech at Brooklyn Nine-Nine, while Thursday Next files the paperwork.
But the deeper Louise digs, the murkier things get, especially when she finds herself face-to-face with Dorian Otello, the dangerously charming son of London’s most powerful crime boss. He’s clever, cultured, but is he crooked?
As the bodies stack up and the evidence refuses to behave, Louise and Jay must untangle a conspiracy that stretches from the city’s darkest corners to its most glittering facades. Something, or someone, is committing crimes between the frames of CCTV, and time might not be running in quite the right direction.
Smart, strange, and just the right amount of silly — imagine The IT Crowd fixing tech at Brooklyn Nine-Nine, while Thursday Next files the paperwork.
Published: August 19, 2023
Pages: 296
ISBN: 9798853605336