A body has been found suspended in an indoor pool at a sanitarium. It
is held down by a weight attached to its feet. Inspector Lucas Rocco
attends the scene, and when he questions the nurse who discovered the
body, she refuses to answer some of his questions. Within a very short
time Rocco and his team are taken off the case when the Internal
Security Directorate steps in. But not before the team learns that the
patients are drugged, and there seems to be a military connection.
Rocco and Claude Lamotte go in search of the sanitarium's security guard
only to find him also dead, execution style. Surprisingly they are
given permission to investigate his death. Returning to the sanitarium
later, they find that it has been evacuated, and all documentation has
been taken.
Meantime in Paris, a woman has been abducted. The police are quietly going about searching for her.
Rocco's investigation leads him to discover that the drowning victim had
learned of industrial trade agreements being manipulated at the highest
levels. Once again, Rocco is warned off. But that doesn't stop him.
He later discovers that the kidnapping could be tied in to the killing.
It has been awhile since I last picked up a book by Adrian Magson, and
once again I have no regrets. The action is fast paced and intense
throughout. It is a book that is a page turner and hard to put down. I
highly recommend this author. I'm looking forward to the next in the
series.
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