Tough. Unconventional. Unstoppable. Zoya Zozulya—your new favourite detective—is back.
A woman is released from captivity in central London, in the most shocking of circumstances. She has no idea why she was taken, and her ordeal is only just beginning. Twenty-four hours later, a second victim, a man this time, is released in similarly bizarre fashion.
Somehow the two victims must be linked, but how? And if someone is sending a message, why are they making it so damn difficult to interpret?
Ukrainian homicide detective Lieutenant Zoya Zozulya, seconded to Interpol’s UK branch, is back on the case. Her willing partner in solving crime, and sometimes committing it, is the redoubtable Professor Robin Rutherford. They both soon realise that they have landed at the epicentre of a complex and deadly riddle. It turns out this is the least of their problems.
Zoya and Robin’s suspects include a cross-section of London high society and a philosophy obsessed Liverpool gangster, but evidence is thin on the ground and the clock is ticking. Every time they think they are getting closer to the answer, fate brings a new twist that transports them further away.
But Zoya is not to be stopped. This is a woman who drinks copious amounts of vodka and eats whatever the hell she wants. Who lifts weights, fights dirty and has a killer sense of humour. Who never hesitates to put her favourite motto into practice: provoke a reaction and deal with the consequences. After all, in their last case, Robin lost a finger and a toe, so how much worse can it get?
She’s about to find out.
For fans of Mick Herron, Harlan Coben, and Richard Osman. For anyone who likes their thrillers deadly serious but served with a dash of dryer than dry humour.
