November 1694. The streets of Edo are erupting in violence as two factions struggle for control over the ruling Tokugawa regime. One is led by the shogun's cousin, Lord Matsudaira, and the other by the shogun's second-in-command, Chamberlain...
Auf der Rennbahn von Ovrevoll in Norwegen verschwindet der britische Jockey Bob Sherman mitsamt den Tageseinnahmen.Als er wieder auftauct, ohne das Geld, aber mit einem Betonklotz am Bein und tot, ist David Cleveland, Chefermittler des Jockey Club...
Peter Diamond, the Bath detective brilliant at rooting out murder, is peeved at being diverted to Professional Standards to enquire into a police car accident. Arriving late at the scene, he discovers an extra victim thrown onto an embankment –...