Deadly Intent - Lynda La Plante

Alexander Fitzpatrick is one of the most wanted men in the Western World.  His wealth runs into millions.  Handsome, charismatic and supremely dangerous, operating under numerous aliases, Fitzpatrick is a drug-trafficker who has eluded arrest for more than 30 years.  For the past decade there has been no sighting of him anywhere.

A fatal shooting in a notorious drug dealer's squat in North London, and the murder squad is gathering.  The dead man is Frank Brandon, an ex-police officer.  DI Anna Travis is at the scene, trying to connect the presence of her much-respected ex-colleague with such desperate surroundings.  her formidable new boss, DCI Carol Cunningham, impatient for results and frustrated by the total lack of credible suspects, is constantly challenging her.

Dertermined to find answers, Anna tries to put all thoughts of her previous boss - and lover - James Langton far out of reach, and strikes out on her own.  She knows that Frank had recently married, and that his grieving widow Julia is a glamorous, wealthy woman.  Then Anna discovers Julia had an ex-partner by the name of Anthony Collingwood - one of Alexancer Fitzpatrick's aliases......

Energized by her findings, terrified by their implication, Anna comes under increasing fire from Cunningham to toe the line.  A new personal relationship beckons, but then into Anna's life comes the last person she ever wanted to see again .....

Condition : Excellent (almost new)

Format : soft cover

Date of publication : 2008

Weight : approx. 744g