A Long Shadow

In this dystopian vision of London, privatized security firms have complete control, and a journalist suspects one organization, GRM, of being behind disappearances and violence. When a hitman is killed with her DNA, she becomes the prime suspect. DS Russell Chapman needs to bring her in, but evidence stacks up, and they delve into a dark and violent underworld. Will they find the evidence to bring GRM down and keep Antonia's name off the list of missing women?

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 412 pages
Publication date: 01 October 2022
Publisher: Amazon Publishing

In this dystopian vision of London, public safety is in the hands of private corporations, and there is no one beyond the reach of the 'law'. The constant threat of terrorism has left London under round-the-clock surveillance and in the tightening grip of privatized security firms. Journalist Antonia Conti suspects one such organization, GRM, not only of being behind several women's disappearances but also of financing the widespread violence it claims to fight. When a gang of hitmen use rampant state surveillance to track Antonia down, she narrowly escapes with her life. But then one of them turns up dead, covered in her DNA, and Antonia finds herself the prime suspect in his murder. DS Russell Chapman needs to bring her in. But evidence that Antonia has been framed quickly stacks up, and when a personal grudge between her and GRM's shadowy head of security is revealed, he begins an uncomfortable partnership with her. Together, the pair delve beneath the surface of the corporate machine and soon find themselves embroiled in a dark and violent underworld even they had barely dared imagine. Will they find the evidence to bring GRM down? And can they keep Antonia's name off the list of missing women?

In this dystopian vision of London, public safety is in the hands of private corporations, and there is no one beyond the reach of the 'law'. The constant threat of terrorism has left London under round-the-clock surveillance and in the tightening grip of privatized security firms. Journalist Antonia Conti suspects one such organization, GRM, not only of being behind several women's disappearances but also of financing the widespread violence it claims to fight. When a gang of hitmen use rampant state surveillance to track Antonia down, she narrowly escapes with her life. But then one of them turns up dead, covered in her DNA, and Antonia finds herself the prime suspect in his murder. DS Russell Chapman needs to bring her in. But evidence that Antonia has been framed quickly stacks up, and when a personal grudge between her and GRM's shadowy head of security is revealed, he begins an uncomfortable partnership with her. Together, the pair delve beneath the surface of the corporate machine and soon find themselves embroiled in a dark and violent underworld even they had barely dared imagine. Will they find the evidence to bring GRM down? And can they keep Antonia's name off the list of missing women?

Weight: 380g
Dimension: 131 x 199 x 40 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781542034685