First published 1990
Michael Cantrip takes a lucrative tax law assignment in the Channel Islands, hunting for a missing heir whose discovery could unlock a fortune. The young barrister believes he has landed the case of his career. But the remote islands hold darker secrets than complex inheritance law. Members of the legal team begin dying under suspicious circumstances. Cantrip realizes he has stumbled into something far more dangerous than tax planning. Desperate, he contacts his colleagues back in London for assistance. Oxford don Hilary Tamar must step in as amateur detective to solve the murders. Tamar races to uncover the truth before Cantrip becomes the next victim. The case becomes a fight for survival as bodies pile up and the killer closes in.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-detective, fight-for-survival
Setting: Channel Islands, London
Period: 20th-century
277 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Dell