Part of Dalziel & Pascoe, book 24
First published 2009
Superintendent Dalziel receives a phone call from an old friend requesting assistance. The case seems straightforward: Gina Wolfe has traveled to mid Yorkshire searching for her missing husband, a man presumed dead. Her fiancé, Metropolitan Police Commander Mick Purdy, believes Dalziel can handle this routine matter. None of them anticipate how events from decades past will explode into violence on what begins as an ordinary summer day. A Welsh tabloid journalist believes he has finally caught the story he has pursued for years. A Tory MP's secretary grows suspicious that her boss's father harbors a dark history that could destroy his son's bid for prime minister. The ruthless businessman in question dispatches two enforcers to ensure his past remains buried. These lethal operatives carry dangerous secrets of their own. Dalziel and Pascoe face four interconnected stories converging within twenty-four hours, forcing them to discover how much devastation a single day can unleash.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: atmospheric, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, investigative-journalism
Setting: Mid Yorkshire, Metropolitan Police
Period: Decades Past, Summer Day
368 pages · Hardcover · Harper