Book description
His nephew has been kidnapped and, as he works desperately to save
Luke, Detective Inspector Cass Jones has been framed for murder. He's on
the run, being hunted by former colleagues, and is unwelcome wherever he
goes . . . until he gets help from a very unexpected figure from his
past. Detectives Hask and Ramsey are on a different case - searching for
the killer behind the lethal Strain II virus currently sweeping its way
through London . . . a search which throws up an unexpected clue that
suggests Cass might be innocent of murder after all. But when they're
ordered not to investigate further, they realise the mystery behind the
murder is far greater than they thought.
Somehow it's linked to Mr Bright, and to the Network which manipulates
everyone from the shadows. A rift is growing between these rival
factions as Strain II takes a firmer hold on the city, and as the
Interventionists warn of a final battle which will bring them all
together - or, once and for all, tear everything apart. Cass Jones is
going up against The Bank and its sinister employees one last time. He
needs every ally he can get, and this time he means to find answers -
even if he has to uncover the true history of humanity to do it. And the
more he learns, the more everything hinges on finding Luke . . .
Set in a future that's close enough to touch, Sarah Pinborough's series
combines the streetwise grime of a George Pelecanos mystery with the
near-future dystopian setting of Richard Morgan. Sarah Pinborough was
born in Buckinghamshire, and now lives just a few miles away after a
childhood spent travelling all over the world (her father, now retired,
was a diplomat). When she was eight she packed her trunk and left the
Middle East for a ten-year stretch in boarding school. The memories
provide her with much material for her horror and supernatural
thrillers.
