Book description
DI Tom Mariner's home life is beginning to look more and more settled.
There's talk of a move to the country, even kids. Mostly, of course,
it's Anna doing the talking, and for once Mariner isn't running for the
hills at the thought of commitment. But the quiet holiday season is
shattered when, on the day of a community carol concert, an explosion
rocks the centre of Birmingham. Running behind schedule, Tom and Anna
are caught up in the aftermath of the event, but others are not so
lucky, including DS Knox and his girlfriend. However, no one knows if
the tragedy is accidental or another random act of terrorism. Meanwhile,
as friends and colleagues struggle to deal with the after-effects of the
explosion, an unexpected reunion with an old friend thrusts Mariner into
the unofficial investigation of a violent double murder to which he is
inextricably linked. Mariner enters a world of corruption where the
boundaries of justice are blurred, making it impossible to distinguish
between friend and foe. Chris Collett was born in East Anglia and
graduated in Liverpool, before moving to Birmingham to teach both
children and adults with varying degrees of learning disability. Chris
is married with two teenage children.
