A powerful, white-knuckle thriller, from the award-winning author of The Yellow Birds, shot through with treachery, trauma and the long tentacles of war.

FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE YELLOW BIRDS
'A cracking mystery'
GUARDIAN

'Entertaining, intelligent, and effortlessly readable'
SUNDAY TIMES

'Stunning'
NEW YORK TIMES

'A kickass mystery from a superb storyteller'
DAVID BALDACCI, author of The 6:20 Man

'Tense and enthralling'
DAILY MAIL

'Taut and enjoyable'
DAILY TELEGRAPH

'One of the best crime novels of the year'
IRISH TIMES

It's an early morning on a beach in Virginia when Arman Bajalan discovers a dead body. Convinced that the murder is connected to his work as an interpreter in Iraq, he knows he's still not safe.

Seasoned detective Catherine Wheel and her fresh-off-the-beat partner have little to go on beyond a bus ticket in the man's pocket. But as victims mount around Arman, they find themselves in a deadly race, committed to unravelling the truth and keeping Arman alive - no matter the cost.