When a hysterical mother reports her baby's sudden disappearance, suspicion immediately falls on the absent husb&.
But
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A fatal shooting in a notorious drug dealers' squat in north London, & the murder squad is gathering. Determined to find answers, DI Anna Travis tries to put all thoughts of her previous boss
- & lover
- James Langton far out of reach, & strikes out on her own. She knows that the victim had recently married, & that his grieving widow Julia is a glamorous, wealthy woman. Then Anna discovers that Julia's ex-partner was one of the most wanted drug-traffickers in the Western world, handsome, charismatic & supremely dangerous. Energized by her findings, Anna comes under increasing fire from her formidable new boss to toe the line. A new personal relationship beckons, but then into Anna's life comes the last person she ever wanted to see again...