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.