DI Joanna Piercy has just had a severe bicycle accident. She is taken by ambulance to the same hospital where solicitor Jonathan Selkirk has been taken, suffering from an apparent heart attack. Sergeant Mike Korpanski speaks to Piercy the following morning because Selkirk has disappeared from his hospital bed.
Despite her injuries, Piercy becomes actively involved in the investigation. Selkirk's wife doesn't seem overly concerned and Korpanski is sure that he was abducted; but by whom and why? The following day, a body is found outside of town. It appears to be Selkirk, but it is impossible to know as the man was executed with a bullet to the back of the head. They are now sure that it was a contract killing.
Because it appears to be a professional hit, the Regional Crime Squad is placed in charge of the investigation. Piercy resents the RCS being brought in, but is surprised when she is told to continue with her part of the investigation.
Author Priscilla Masters provides plenty of suspects in this thriller, leaving the reader guessing right up to the end. A good, quick read.
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