The new Detective Chief Inspector Henry Christie novel Newly promoted Detective Superintendent Henry Christie could well do without the side show of dealing with Felix Deakin, a convicted drug dealer serving a heavy prison sentence, who suddenly volunteers some new evidence that could be crucial in the upcoming murder trial of a gangland lord. Things go horribly wrong when Deakin escapes from custody on his way from a court hearing and Henry finds himself in charge of a manhunt with a twist when a disgraced ex-cop's son is kidnapped by a desperate Deakin and the boy's life becomes a deadly bargaining counter. As the chase escalates, it's a race against time for Henry Christie -