Watching the Dark

When a decorated policeman is brutally murdered on the serene grounds of the St. Peter's Police Treatment Centre, shot through the heart with a crossbow arrow, the tranquility is shattered. Adding to the scandal, compromising photographs are discovered in the victim's room. Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks is thrust into a highly sensitive and potentially explosive investigation, tasked with navigating the treacherous waters of police corruption with the utmost discretion. As Banks and his colleague DI Annie Cabbot delve deeper, they uncover a disturbing connection to an unsolved missing persons case from six years prior. The current crime quickly reveals a dark underbelly, suggesting that some very bad, crooked cops might be involved. Banks must untangle a complex web of deceit, betrayal, and long-buried secrets, facing not only the perpetrator of a heinous murder but also the institutional forces keen to keep the truth hidden, in this pulsating and electrifying novel of suspense.