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Newly promoted to Detective Inspector, William Warwick is tasked with a dangerous new line of work, to go undercover and expose crime of another kind: corruption at the heart of the Metropolitan Police Force. Along with detectives Rebecca Pankhurst and Nicky Bailey, his team is focused on following Detective Jerry Summers, a young officer whose lifestyle exceeds his income. But the investigation risks being compromised when Nicky falls for Summers.Meanwhile, notorious drug baron Assem Rashidi goes on trial, defended by Booth Watson QC, while William's father Sir Julian and sister Grace lead the prosecution case. And William's wife Beth, now a new mother to twins, makes a surprising new friend in Christina Faulkner -- the ex-wife of William's former rival, criminal financier Miles - who has not only turned over a new leaf, but also has a new-found source of income when Faulkner dies suddenly of a heart attack and she stands to be sole inheritor of his estate.
About the Author
Jeffrey Archer has topped the bestseller lists around the world, with sales of over 275 million copies in 97 countries and more than 37 languages. He is the only author ever to have been a number one bestseller in fiction (nineteen times) , short stories (four times) and non-fiction (The Prison Diaries) .
Jeffrey served five years as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons and twenty-four years as a Member of the House of Lords.
His latest novel THIS WAS A MAN, will be published in November 2016, and is the final volume of a seven-book saga called The Clifton Chronicles. The penultimate book in the series, COMETH THE HOUR, came out in March, and went to #1 on the bestseller lists in the USA, the UK, Australia, South Africa, India, New Zealand, and Ireland.
Jeffrey is also an art collector, sports lover and amateur auctioneer, conducting around 30 charity auctions a year.
