In London, racial hatred leads to a mugging, a murder, and a mystery
in a powerful novel of intolerance, loss, and self-discovery by the
bestselling author of To Sir, With Love
Identical twins Jack and Dave Bennett enjoy nothing better than a rowdy
night out in London--listening to hot jazz, hoisting a few pints,
flirting with girls . . . and then finishing off the evening by roughing
up a stranger. But one night they ambush the wrong victim, a young black
man who fights back. Suddenly bottles break and a knife is drawn, and
when it's over, Jack stumbles home alone--only to awaken the next
morning to discover his brother's bed empty and policemen at the door.
The police are investigating a fatal car accident that left two people
dead, their bodies burned beyond recognition. One of the dead was
apparently the car's owner, a young black doctor, but the only clue to
the second corpse's identity is a knife engraved with Dave Bennett's
name and address. And no words are spoken of a man found slain in an
alley on the other side of town. With his life brutally upended, Jack
finds that his search for answers is drawing him closer to the dead
doctor's beautiful sister, Michelle, and causing him to question
everything he's ever believed about race, justice, family, and the
violent urban world around him.
