When a Boston judge is being blackmailed, Andy Roark must find out who is behind the threat before lives get ruined in this thrilling mystery featuring the Vietnam veteran turned private investigator."Fans of Robert B. Parkers Spenser novels . . . will be eager to see more of Roark" Publishers Weekly "Roark is genuinely likeable (not too tough, but not a patsy)" The New York TimesBoston, 1985. With the late December cold comes a new job for exmilitary operative turned private investigator Andy Roark. Boston judge Ambrose Messer is being blackmailed, and he needs Roarks help to stop the culprit. Messer is judging the bench trial of a chemical company accused of knowingly dumping chemical waste in an unsafe manner, causing birth defects and cancer. The evidence against them is overwhelming, but the message from the blackmailer is clear If you dont want the world to know your secret, the chemical company wins. Messer doesnt want to let a threat corrupt his judgement . . . but then again, he could lose everything if his secret comes out!Judging his client to be a man with morals, Roark plunges into action, determined to find the blackmailer before its too late. But the disturbing, unexpected revelations he uncovers make him a target of some very dangerous people, who soon seem determined not only to wreck the life of his client, but to destroy Roarks too . . .Written by a US Army veteran and New England police officer, this new instalment in the Andy Roark mystery series will...

Binding: Hardback;224 pages; Publisher: Canongate Books; Classification: FF; Weight: 482 g; Dimensions: 222 x 149 x 24

Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back.

Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.

Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.

Click here to view our full Returns Policy.