by Peter Grainger (Author)
DC Smith must confront both a violent history and the ghosts of his own past in this twisty thriller.
"The greatest fictional sleuth you've probably never heard of." --Financial Teams Recovering from knee surgery, DC Smith is prescribed two weeks of bed rest. There will be no chasing murderers through the streets of Kings Lane--just a simple cuppa and a good book. He's almost looking forward to it. That is, until there is a knock at the door.
It's only his next-door neighbor, but it is the beginning of a thrilling case that will take Smith to Northern Ireland, and three decades back in time to the darkest scenes of the detective's past as a British intelligence officer during the Troubles.
When old loyalties, buried secrets, and a complicated web of history and betrayal resurface, Smith is forced to confront events he thought were long behind him, because this case is personal.
Author Biography
Peter Grainger is a former sixth-form English teacher, Peter and the author of 23 novels. He lives with his wife, sometimes a grandson, and a dog in a cottage in the Cambridgeshire fens. He travels as often as possible to the Norfolk coast he once called home.
Number of Pages: 352
Dimensions: 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN
Publication Date: September 01, 2026
