Publisher's Synopsis
"A series that has become a must-read." M.W. Craven, Theakston Crime Novel of the Year and Sunday Times Bestselling author of the Washington Poe series
Christmas is coming and Chief Inspector Solomon Gray is not enjoying his new position, or the prospect of the impending holidays. Gray just wants his boss back from extended leave. Sick of politics and bureaucracy, Gray joins a raid on a local corner shop, just for the hell of it. However, Gray and Linnet Roach, the Trading Standards Officer on the hunt for illicit tobacco, discover more than they bargained for - deadly illegal vapes that could prove fatal to users.
A night out with Roach is interrupted - the body of Rhodri Jewell is found dumped by the side of a lonely road. The stench of corruption follows Jewell around and somehow has reached the National Crime Agency who are in Margate on a related case - without Gray's knowledge - investigating the potentially suspicious death of their informant.
What Others Say
"Keith Nixon is one hell of a writer."
Ken Bruen, author of the Jack Taylor series
Mason Cross, author of the Carter Blake thriller series