Présentation de l'éditeur
With a $15 million super-yacht ablaze on the Thames and a tortured body upon it, young lawyer David Kilkenny, run out of the police force for exposing corruption, has the chance to make his name. Surprisingly, the main opposition comes from his enigmatic client, Sebastian Santos. Mercurial entrepreneur, money launderer or the most softly spoken, coldly cruel murderer to come before the courts? But to take down his client, he must also take down Santos' financier - David's own brother, Francis.
Revue de presse
'The plot starts slowly, but gains pace, style and excitement at a race of knots. Dias is at his best with an excellent, memorable finish' Yorkshire Post
Excellent (
Daily Telegraph)
The courtroom gives Dias - a barrister himself - his best moments, revelling in the slippery games that pass for British justice (
Guardian)
Excellent legal thriller (
The Sunday Times on Above the Law)
Dias is at his best with an excellent, memorable finish (
Yorkshire Post)
Biographie de l'auteur
Dexter Dias is a practising barrister specialising in criminal defence and legal aid cases. He is in his early thirties, and was inspired to try write fiction when he met Ruth Rendell while defending a client on a murder charge.
