A body on a burning boat leads Horton into an investigation that has startling personal consequences. As Horton is forced to confront his past he's faced with a dangerous adversary who will stop at nothing to prevent the truth from coming out...

Selected as the "Best of British Crime Fiction" by The Book Depository

"A gripping, suspense-filled murder case...an entertaining read in an engaging series..." Booklist

The Inspector Andy Horton Crime Novels - cleverly plotted, gripping, multi-layered

Pauline Rowson's Portsmouth marine-set mystery plots are inventive,exciting, gripping and full of thrilling twists and turns.

"Deserves mention in the same breath as works in the upper echelon of American procedurals (those by Ed McBain or Joseph Wambaugh for example) and their British counterparts, including the work of Peter Robinson and John Harvey. " Booklist

Inspector Andy Horton - a man defined by a tormented past, but with hopes for his future.