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Danger has followed the lawyer Spike Sanguinetti back to Gibraltar. The disturbing question of what happened to Spike's girlfriend, Zahra, is still unanswered. He hasn't heard from her since she vanished in Malta months ago, when suddenly his phone rings. It's Zahra, but she sounds strange. She tells him that he has to stop looking for her and that if he doesn't, igon will come after those closest to him. Then she hangs up. When Peter Galliano, Spike's partner in the law firm, is hospitalized by a mysterious hit-and-run accident, and a woman asks him to investigate the suspected suicide of her husband, Spike finds himself on a perilous path that draws him into international politics and leads him, finally, to the hollow mountain.
About the Author
Thomas Mogford has worked as a journalist for 'Time Out' and as a translator for the European Parliament and UEFA Champions League. While studying to be a lawyer, he looked into practicing abroad. Instead, he decided to write a series of thrillers set in the Mediterranean. "Shadow of the Rock" introduces Spike Sanguinetti, a lawyer from Gibraltar who is willing to risk everything to protect his client. It was shortlisted in the UK for the 2013 New Blood Dagger Award for best new crime writer. Both the sequel, "Sign of the Cross", and follow-up, "Hollow Mountain", were shortlisted for Crimefest's eDunnit award (in 2014 and 2015) , while the fourth book, "Sleeping Dogs", was chosen as one of the Guardian's 'Best Holiday Reads' of 2015. The fifth Spike Sanguinetti novel will be published by Bloomsbury in February 2017. Thomas Mogford lives with his family in London.
Find out more about Thomas at www.thomasmogford.com
Author photo - Susie Rea
