A humid summer night in Gibraltar. Lawyer Spike Sanguinetti arrives home to find an old friend, Solomon Hassan, waiting on his doorstep. Solomon is on the run. A Spanish girl has been found with her throat cut on a beach in Tangiers and he is accused of her murder. He has managed to skip across the Straits but the Moroccan authorities want him back. Spike travels to Tangiers to try to delay Solomon's extradition, and there meets a beautiful Bedouin girl. Zahra is investigating the disappearance of her father, a trail which leads mysteriously back to Solomon. Questioning how well he really knows his friend, Spike finds himself drawn into a dangerous game of secrets, corruption and murderous lies.
Spike Sanguinetti Reeks
Deze serie volgt het leven van een advocaat uit Gibraltar die verwikkeld raakt in complexe zaken. Elk deel onthult nieuwe intriges en spanning tegen een onderscheidende achtergrond. De verhalen zitten vol wendingen die het verstand en het morele kompas van de protagonist op de proef stellen. Het is een meeslepende leeservaring voor fans van misdaadromans met een vleugje internationale intrige.
Aanbevolen leesvolgorde
An old friend persuades Gibraltarian lawyer Spike Sanguinetti to take a well-earned rest on Corfu's beautiful north-east coast. But when the bloodied body of a young Albanian is found and a local man accused of his murder, Spike reluctantly agrees to take the case. Beneath the island's veneer of wealth and privilege Spike uncovers truths so damaging that those involved will go to any lengths to protect them. And when a vulnerable young woman disappears, Spike knows that there are some sleeping dogs he cannot let lie.
A traditional and thoroughly satisfying crime novel Joan Smith, Sunday Times