Inspector Thomas Lynley and his partner Detective Barbara Havers find themselves deeply involved in the search for a child killer. But the investigation into the boy's death leads them perilously close to their own emotional wounds--and blinds them to the signs of another murder in the making.

"Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley are back in the next Lynley novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George. When a police detective is taken off life support after falling into a coma, only an autopsy reveals the murderous act that precipitated her death. She'd been working on a special task force within North London's Nigerian community, and Acting Detective Superintendent Thomas Lynley is...