A rainy night in London. Shots are fired into a car which swerves on to the pavement, ploughing into a bus stop. It seems that a chilling gang initiation has cost an innocent victim their life. But the reality is far more sinister...

One life is wiped out and three more are changed forever:
the young man whose finger was on the trigger;
an ageing gangster planning a deadly revenge,
and the pregnant woman who struggles desperately to uncover the truth.

Two weeks away from giving birth, how will she deal with a world where death is an occupational hazard?

In a city where violence can be random or meticulously planned, where teenage gangs clash with career criminals and where loyalty is paid for in blood, anything is possible. Secrets are uncovered as fast as bodies, and the story's final twist is as breathtakingly surprising as they come.

The final twist is brilliantly clever & shocking says the front cover....the biggest shock to me was that it wasn't a DI Tom Thorne tale as I was expecting!

Thorne or no Thorne, this is a gripping tale that will have you hooked. Helen Weeks is an intelligent & likeable character (I'd like to see her featured again in future books) who is trying to discover the truth behind a tragic accident, which appears to have been an act of teenage gang violence. For me, the gang is made far more chilling by the fact they are so young....a well written & accomplished tale.

The only (slight) critcism I'd have is the ending wasn't perhaps the surprise it should have been as the front cover leads you to expect the unexpected!

Read as part of the 2009 ULTIMATE CHALLENGE & now reserved for the "D FOR DECEMBER" Challenge

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

Donated to the Forget-Me-Not Trust Charity shop.

Released as part of the 2009 ULTIMATE CHALLENGE &
The D FOR DECEMBER Challenge (#24)


If you're reading this then you've found a travelling book!

The point of releasing book into the "wild" is that they are a free gift from the bookcrosser to the finder.However, in this case, the book was given as a donation to
the Forget-Me-Not Trust Charity Shop
so you will have had to pay for it. Thank you for purchasing it & contributing to the charity.

Or maybe you found it else where....if so, please tell us where it has travelled to!

I hope you enjoy reading it & when you've read it, why not do entry to say where it's going next & then all it's readers, past & present, will be able to follow it's travels.

(If you decide to join in the fun at bookcrossing, please consider putting me, Plum-crazy as your referring member.....help spread the words!)