Part of Inspector Banks, book 15
First published 2006
A young woman dies from a gunshot to the head after fleeing something deadly. She carries the name of Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks in her pocket. Detective Inspector Annie Cabbot wants to question Banks about the victim who seemed to be running toward him. Banks was Annie's superior and former lover. But Banks has disappeared into the city after receiving an urgent call from his estranged brother. His own life has been invaded and nearly destroyed. The dead woman didn't run fast enough to escape whatever pursued her. Banks moves through a world of greed and violence, unaware that a kidnapping connects to the brutal murder. The threads linking these crimes could destroy him. Annie must find Banks before the case destroys them both.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
416 pages · Mass Market Paperback · William Morrow Paperbacks
Content warnings: violence