When the daughter of a close friend disappears from London in the company of her mother, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers is devastated, but can do nothing. Yet when the girl is kidnapped in Lucca, Italy, months later, her careful manipulation of the tabloids means New Scotland Yard must involve itself with a case made delicate by racial issues, language difficulties, and the determination of an Italian magistrate to arrest and convict someone - anyone for the crime. From a highly acclaimed and award-winning author.
