A hard-hitting rollercoaster of a debut thriller, which marks the arrival of a major new talent in the world of crime fiction

'Even better than Child 44. Akyl Borubaev is a terrific creation' Anthony Horowitz 'Just keeps getting better . . . buy the whole series right away' Peter Robinson, No.1 bestselling author of Sleeping in the Ground IN THE BURNING HEAT OF THE SUN, MURDER IS DEADLY COLD. Having resigned from Bishkek Murder Squad, Akyl Borubaev is a lone wolf with blood on his hands. Then the Minister of State Security promises Akyl his old life back . . . if Akyl finds his vanished mistress. The beautiful Natasha Sulonbekova has disappeared in Dubai with information that could destroy the Minister's...

'Even better than Child 44. Akyl Borubaev is a terrific creation' Anthony Horowitz 'Just keeps getting better . . . buy the whole series right away' Peter Robinson, No.1 bestselling author of Sleeping in the Ground No sooner has Akyl Borubaev been reinstated as an Inspector in the Bishkek Murder Squad than he's suspended for alleged serious crimes against the state. After an attempted assassination of a prominent minister goes spectacularly wrong, Akyl is a fugitive from his former colleagues and involved with one of Kyrgyzstan's most dangerous criminals. On the run, caught up...