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Sikh detective Ali Barba of the Metropolitan Police is invited to a high‑school reunion by her estranged friend, Cate. The reunion turns grim when Cate and her husband are struck by a hit‑and‑run. Determined to find justice, Ali launches an investigation that reveals a complex network of crime and human trafficking, taking her from the streets of London to the canals of Amsterdam.
As Ali digs deeper, she confronts dangerous shadows of the criminal world while navigating her own cultural identity. The case challenges her loyalties and forces her to question everything she thought she knew about the people who surround her.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Michael Robotham
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