Graham Ison se basa en su carrera de treinta años en la Brigada Especial de Scotland Yard, incluida su participación en casos de espionaje y seguridad de alto nivel, para crear narrativas convincentes. Sus experiencias únicas, como su servicio en el 10 de Downing Street y dentro del Grupo de Protección Diplomática, otorgan una voz auténtica y autorizada a su escritura. Sobresale en la exploración de las complejidades del trabajo de inteligencia y el elemento humano dentro de estos mundos clandestinos. Los lectores se verán inmersos en historias de suspense ricas en la comprensión detallada que solo la experiencia de primera mano puede aportar.
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