Laurence Gough excels in crafting intricate mystery novels that draw readers into complex investigations. His writing is characterized by a keen sense of pacing and a deep dive into the psychology of both his investigators and the perpetrators. Gough masterfully builds suspense, ensuring each narrative unfolds with compelling twists and turns. His work is a testament to his skill in creating immersive and thought-provoking crime fiction.
Vancouver police detectives Jack Willows and Claire Parker return in another case involving a consignment of heroin which has been accidentally dumped into Vancouver Bay. A businessman near bankruptcy stumbles across the drugs and tries to sell them himself, with fatal results.
Greg is a coke addict, weapons freak, professional heartbreaker, master of disguise – and bank robber. But his latest hold-up goes there is a violent fight and a man is killed. Greg makes his escape with the victim’s briefcase, to find it full of not money, but computer print-outs.Willows and Parker are handed what rapidly becomes a hideously complex investigation. The dead man turns out to be a plainclothes Panamanian police officer, in Vancouver for unspecified reasons. It also proves impossible to build up any sort of profile of the chameleon-like killer…for what Willows and Parker can’t know is that the man they’re after is motivated by far more than a simple love of money.