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"I built my empire from nothing, Reckless. Now watch me tear yours down, piece by piece." Ellie Reckless has carved out her place as London's criminal arbitrator, keeping the peace between warring factions through favours and brutal negotiation. But when a vicious Liverpool crime family launches systematic attacks on legitimate businesses, what starts as a straightforward case explodes into something far deadlier. Someone with intimate knowledge of London's underworld is feeding intelligence to the attackers - someone who knows exactly which businesses to hit, which people to target, and how to watch Ellie's carefully maintained peace burn to the ground. As bodies start dropping and the investigation spirals out of control, Ellie discovers she's not just fighting external enemies. Two ghosts from London's bloodiest past have crawled out of Moses Delcourt and Danny Martin, both with scores to settle and their own twisted agendas. Whether they're connected to the attacks or simply feeding off the chaos, their return threatens to ignite a war that will consume everything. With her team under siege from personal demons and old enemies circling like wolves, Ellie faces her most dangerous challenge yet. Can she outfight forces that have had years to plan their revenge... or will London's streets run red with the blood of a conflict she can't control?
Author
Jack Gatland is the pen name of #1 New York Times Bestselling Writer Tony Lee, who has been writing in all medias for over thirty years including comics, graphic novels, middle grade books, audio drama, TV and film for DC, Marvel, BBC, ITV, Random House, Penguin USA, Hachette and a ton of other publishers and broadcasters on licenses such as Doctor Who, Spider Man, X-Men, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Doctors, Wallace and Gromit and Shrek. As Tony, he’s toured the country talking to reluctant readers with his ‘Change The Channel’ school tours. He’s currently a member of the Writer’s Guild of Great Britain, the Society of Authors, The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers and the Crime Writer’s Association. As Jack, he’s writing a new series of Crime Thrillers starring Detective Inspector Declan Walsh, recently seconded to the City of London Police department known as the Last Chance Saloon. The first twelve of these, LETTER FROM THE DEAD, MURDER OF ANGELS, HUNTER HUNTED, WHISPER FOR THE REAPER, TO HUNT A MAGPIE, A RITUAL FOR THE DYING, KILLING THE MUSIC, A DINNER TO DIE FOR, BEHIND THE WIRE, HEAVY IS THE CROWN, STALKING THE RIPPER and A QUIVER OF SORROWS are available now, with book thirteen, MURDER BY MISTLETOE released in December 2022 – with further adventures continuing throughout 2023. In addition to that, the first book in a new series of Adventure Mysteries starring Robin-Hood style con-man forger-turned treasure hunter Damian Lucas, THE LIONHEART CURSE was released in January 2022, and he has both a new series of crime procedurals, spinning out of the DI Walsh series and featuring ‘Cop for Criminals’ Ellie Reckless including PAINT THE DEAD and STEAL THE GOLD, and a new spy series, spinning out of the DI Walsh series and featuring burned MI5 agent Tom Marlowe including SLEEPING SOLDIERS and TARGET LOCKED. He can be found at www.tonylee.co.uk and www.jackgatland.com.
