Graham Ison s'inspire de sa carrière de trente ans au sein de la Special Branch de Scotland Yard, y compris sa participation à des affaires d'espionnage et de sécurité de haut niveau, pour créer des récits captivants. Ses expériences uniques, telles que son service au 10 Downing Street et au sein du Diplomatic Protection Group, confèrent à son écriture une voix authentique et faisant autorité. Il excelle dans l'exploration des complexités du travail de renseignement et de l'élément humain au sein de ces mondes clandestins. Les lecteurs se retrouveront immergés dans des histoires pleines de suspense, riches de la compréhension détaillée que seule l'expérience de première main peut apporter.
Has Captain Guy Stoner been murdered? His uncle, the Reverend Percy Stoner, is convinced he has. He recently received a letter, supposedly from Guy, claiming that there had been a fire at his farm in Ditton, Surrey, and asking for money. Hardcastle and Detective Sergeant Charles Marriott are assigned the case, and make a shocking discovery...
August, 1939. As war looms, DI Walter Hardcastle is summoned to the office of Charles Marriot, Deputy Assistant Commissioner of CID at New Scotland Yard. Walter learns that he has been promoted to a senior role at V Division, and is plunged into a top secret case when burglaries occur at the homes of those working on a new type of war submarine.
DCI Harry Brock and DS David Poole receive news that Robert Sharp, a conman wanted by the police, has been found dead in a fire at a nudist club near Harrow. Plunged into a deadly mix of deception, betrayal and fraud, Harry and Dave soon uncover a number of people with a grudge against Robert, but can they unmask his killer?
A wedding ring, a missing woman, a bizarre disappearance... Brock and Poole have one of their most unusual cases to unravel