FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE YELLOW BIRDS''A cracking mystery''GUARDIAN''Entertaining, intelligent, and effortlessly readable''SUNDAY TIMES''Stunning''NEW YORK TIMES''A kickass mystery from a superb storyteller''DAVID BALDACCI, author of The 6:20 Man''Tense and enthralling''DAILY MAIL''Taut and enjoyable''DAILY TELEGRAPH''One of the best crime novels of the year''IRISH TIMESIt''s an early morning on a beach in Virginia when Arman Bajalan discovers a dead body. Convinced that the murder is connected to his work as an interpreter in Iraq, he knows he''s still not safe.Seasoned detective Catherine Wheel and her fresh-off-the-beat partner have little to go on beyond a bus ticket in the man''s pocket. But as victims mount around Arman, they find themselves in a deadly race, committed to unravelling the truth and keeping Arman alive - no matter the cost.