by Liza Cody
First published 1992
Anna Lee works the gritty streets of London as a private investigator, relying on sharp instincts and sharper words to survive. When a case drops a drugged teenager into her lap, she expects another routine runaway situation. The kid is barely conscious, strung out on something nasty, and someone wants her found badly enough to pay Lee's rates. But this missing person case turns lethal fast. Lee discovers the teenager fled from people who solve problems with bullets to the head. The execution she stumbles across bears all the hallmarks of organized crime, professional and brutal. Now Lee finds herself caught between whoever wants the girl back and whoever wants her dead. The teenager knows something that makes her valuable and dangerous. Lee must navigate London's criminal underworld to uncover what the girl witnessed or stole. Every lead pulls her deeper into a web of violence where asking the wrong questions gets you killed. Lee's street smarts kept her alive this long, but this case tests every survival skill she has learned.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective, action
Vibes: fast-paced, gritty, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: London
288 pages · Paperback · P/B
Content warnings: graphic-violence, violence