Max Wolfe is back! This is the long-awaited seventh instalment in the popular crime series from the number-one bestselling author of Man and Boy. 'Spectacular! Tense and human, fast and authentic' Lee Child 'A must-read' Jeffrey Deaver 'This is Parsons at his scintillating best- do not miss it.' Geoffrey Wansell __________ Emma Moon is out. She's served 16 years for a notorious armed robbery that left two men dead - and enriched many more. But Emma Moon never talked. She kept the code. She never revealed who was with her on the day of the robbery. She never told who killed those two men. And now she is free - and everything has gone. Her family. Her share of the money. And her faithless husband. So Emma Moon is in a hurry. Because it is payback time. And after all those years inside, she has friends who will do anything for her. As the bodies of the innocent and the guilty pile up, only one detective stands between a career criminal and her quest for revenge. The same man who, as a fresh-faced policeman, arrested her all those years ago. Max Wolfe is back. Single parent to a teenage daughter, owner of an ageing dog, music lover, hopeless romantic - and a murder detective who has his own code of honour. __________ Praise for the Max Wolfe series... 'Eye-widening twists' Sophie Hannah 'Brilliant stuff' Peter James A breakneck crime thriller\" Woman's Own book club 'A spectacular novel that takes the reader to dark places... I absolutely loved it' Natasha Harding 'Parsons is at the very top of his game' Matthew D'Ancona 'An exciting murder mystery with clever characterisation, interesting subplots and a climax that won't disappoint!\" Candis Magazine Tony Parsons, Sunday Times bestselling author, May 2024