April 1971. When DI Webb & DS Raymond receive an emergency call, a horrific scene awaits them. Susan Lang is lying on the ground, bleeding to death. Her husband Henry is sitting nearby, holding a large, blood-stained knife. In shock, Henry claims to have no memory of the events that led to his wife's death, leaving his barrister, Ben Schroeder, little to defend a potential charge of murder.
Unknown to his strict Baptist wife, Deborah, Mr Justice Conrad Rainer has a secret life as a highstakes gambler. In his desperation for money, he has already raided his own & Deborah's resources, & now he has crossed another line
- one from which there is no return.
To his horror, as the trial of Henry Lang starts, Conrad discovers a sinister connection between it & his gambling debts, one that will cause his world to unravel.
This paperback book has 415 pages & measures: 19.8 x 12.9 x 3cm approx.