#1 New York Times bestselling author of The Punishment She
Deserves Elizabeth George delivers another masterpiece of suspense in
her Inspector Lynley series: a gripping child-in-danger story that tests
Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers as never before.
Barbara is at a loss: Hadiyyah, the daughter of her friend Taymullah
Azhar, has been taken by her mother, and Barbara can't really help.
Azhar has no legal claim.
Just when Azhar is beginning to accept his soul-crushing loss, he gets
more shocking news: Hadiyyah has been kidnapped from an Italian
marketplace. As both Barbara and her partner, Inspector Thomas Lynley,
soon discover, the case is far more complex than a typical kidnapping,
revealing secrets that could have far-reaching effects outside of the
investigation. With both her job and the life of a little girl on the
line, Barbara must decide what matters most and how far she's willing to
go to protect it.