Book description
Emotions run high when Queen Elizabeth II attempts to heal the schism
between Christians and Muslims by attending a London mosque for Friday
prayers. David Bliss, newly returned to duty while he tries to find a
publisher for his novel, has the task of protecting the royal couple,
but is caught off guard when an attack comes from an unexpected quarter.
Meanwhile, Bliss's aging friend Daphne Lovelace needs help. Her
elderly neighbours have died and apparently left their house to the
family from hell. While Bliss desperately tries to protect the queen,
Daphne puts on her oldest coat and takes up residence in a seniors
home as she tries to discover what really happened to her neighbours.
Age apparently catches up with her, and in no time she appears as
senile as the other inhabitants, but Trina Button in far-off Canada
smells a rat and forces Bliss to take action. Is someone playing God?
And what role does Jack the Ripper play?
James Hawkins was a police commander in the U. K. for 20 years and
a Canadian private investigator for a further 8 years. He was also
director of education at the Canadian Institute for Environmental
Investigations. His debut novel, Missing: Presumed Dead (2001),
was shortlisted for the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel.
