'Tense, taut and totally authentic' D. V. Bishop, author of City of Vengeance'Fresh and fascinating' Susi Holliday, author of The Last ResortA murdered man. A stolen artefact. A search for justice in a city where violence and corruption ruleKabul has become a frontier city, Afghanistan's fledgling democracy struggling with crime and corruption as NATO coalition troops, gangs and warlords jostle for control. A cit...

'Belsham and Higgins have painted a fascinating world in such vivid detail that you can feel the heat of the desert off the page! I thoroughly enjoyed it' James Oswald, Sunday Times bestselling author of the Inspector McLean seriesOne man murdered, another missing. A race against timeHelmand, 2004: Afghanistan's most lawless province, where nearly 90 per cent of the world's opium is grown. Pink and lilac poppies flutter innocently ...