Deeply in love, a chic Parisian lifestyle before her. Now Mel’s facing prison for murder. Three days ago, Mélisende des Pittones threw in her job as an intelligence analyst with the French special forces to marry financial trader Gérard Rohlbert. But her dream turns to heart-breaking nightmare when she wakes to find him dead in bed beside her. Her horror deepens when Met Police detective Jeff McCracken leading the criminal investigation wants to pin Gérard’s death on her. But Mel will do anything to track down the real killer, even working with the obnoxious McCracken. As she unpicks her fiancé’s past, she discovers his secret life in a web of international money laundering and terrorism. To dig out the truth, she goes undercover and finds everybody around her is hiding a second self. Mel can trust nobody. Can she catch the real killer before they terminate her? A stunning fast-paced thriller from the author of the award-winning Roma Nova series. Fans of Daniel Silva, Stella Rimington and Chris Pavone will love Double Identity . Slick and sophisticated, DOUBLE IDENTITY is an action-packed thriller that grabs the reader from the first page and doesn’t let go until the last. A cracking start to Morton’s new series! ” – E.M. Powell, author of the Stanton & Barling medieval mysteries B.R.A.G. Medallion winner

She's hunting arms smugglers. But who is hunting her? One dead body, two badly injured operatives and five crates of hijacked rifles. In Rome, former French special forces intelligence analyst Mélisende des Pittones is frustrated by obnoxious local cops and ruthless thugs. Despite the backing of the powerful European Investigation and Regulation Service, her case is going nowhere. Then an unknown woman tries to blow her head off. As Mel and fellow investigator Jeff McCracken attempt to get a grip on the criminal network as well as on their own unpredictable relationship, all roads point to the place she dreads - the arid and remote African Sahel - where she was once betrayed and nearly died. Can Mel conquer her fear as she races to smash the network and save her colleague's life?