Third novel in the highly-acclaimed Harry Devlin crime series When Liverpool solicitor Harry Devlin watches fire destroy the studio of his client, tattooist Finbar Rogan, he suspects it is no accident. And when a bomb is planted under Finbar's car, Harry is left in no doubt. Someone hates Finbar enough to want him dead. Meanwhile, another client is provoking Devlin's curiosity. Why should Rosemary Graham-Brown and her husband suddenly be so anxious to leave their luxurious home and emigrate to Spain? After a brutal murder occurs, the two puzzles become interlinked. Piecing the clues together, Harry finally comes face to face with the shocking truth at a fatal confrontation on a foggy Hallowe'en.
Review
"Martin Edwards writes terrific crime novels about Harry Devlin, a charming but down-at-heel Liverpool solicitor with bruised emotions, a nice line in self-deprecation and a penchant for Mersey low-life' Marcel Berlins, Guardian 2 'The chameleon city of Liverpool has provided a dramatic background for Edwards' Harry Devlin novels, revealing itself in all its seediness and splendour' Val McDermid, Manchester Evening News 3 'The novels successfully combine the style of the traditional English detective story with a darker noir sensibility Crime Time"
About the Author
Martin Edwards is head of employment law at Liverpool and Manchester solicitors, Mace & Jones. In addition to the Harry Devlin series, he has published many short stories and articles, edited eight crime fiction anthologies and written six non-fiction legal books. He lives with his wife and two children in Cheshire.