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During Liberia’s savage civil war innocence and youth were the first casualties. Just months after a fragile peace is established a child’s tortured body is found abandoned on a lonely stretch of beach The aftermath of war or the sign of things to come? Inspector Gloria Sirleaf finds herself being tested to the limits as she investigates a case that draws her into a web of evil that corrupts everything it touches Struggling to establish herself as a young woman in charge of one part of the country’s renewal effort Gloria discovers that even surviving the brutal war years is not enough preparation for the dangers she and her colleagues face. Insightful and compassionate Joseph Glackin’s first novel is a thriller rooted in the dark side of human struggle for a better life.

It is a dark and compelling crime mystery with a brilliantly fresh main character. Inspector Gloria is an out and out treat: realistic, determined and with a very human sense of humour. Joe Glackin digs deep into the reader's soul and ignites a powerful sense of ethical urgency which is rare in crime fiction, and he harnesses it to create a wonderfully tense and suspenseful read.

- DIANE SETTERFIELD, author of ‘The Thirteenth Tale’ and ‘Bellman and Black’