Publisher's Synopsis
Boots and bones. The only remains of a political commissar who mysteriously disappeared from the Moscow Kremlin. Being so close to the Trans-Siberian line, the investigating officer has to determine whether he jumped from a passing train or was pushed to his death. By whom, and why?
A fire at a Scottish Highland estate becomes the first major case for James Cameron, the new Detective Chief Superintendent of the Inverness-shire Constabulary's Lochaber Division. Arson is suspected. Then a body turns up in the basement and a manhunt for a missing soldier begins to unravel murky secrets as Cameron is forced to confront a Nemesis from his past. Hamilton and Natalia are still on the hunt for hidden secrets as their journey takes them back through Cameron's old case files in a bid to discover the link between himself and a long-lost school friend turned Cold War spy. Time is running out to find answers. Their elderly patron isn't getting any younger and without her staunch backing, they may never be able to discover the truth behind the legend...
