What had begun as a honeymoon was soon to become a nightmare. A millionaire blackmailed, a bride kidnapped and threatened with the horrors of the international vice racket, murder - and, behind it all, an utterly evil mastermind from whom no seemed safe. Put together, these elements make up John Creasey's irresistible thriller as he creates a true Battle for Inspector West.

Master crime fiction writer John Creasey's near 600 titles have sold more than 80 million copies in over 25 languages across 100 countries under both his own name and more than 20 other pseudonyms. His style varied with each identity and led to him being regarded as a literary phenomenon. Amongst the many series written were Gideon of Scotland Yard, The Toff, The Baron, Dr. Palfrey and Inspector West, as JJ Marric, Michael Halliday, Patrick Dawlish and others.