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A sequel to Borough Men,
the story moves into the
nineteen-eighties, but still turns on the gritty reality of criminal
investigation in that era. David Solomons
is now a detective sergeant on the regional crime squad with an
underworld
scalp to his credit and a contract on his head.
Working undercover to Detective Inspector Wendy Collins of
the drugs unit the pair are assigned to investigate the suspicious
death of a
drug addict whose demise was the consequence of taking a cancer drug
he’d
stolen from a psychiatrist during a counselling session.
When it becomes apparent that the drug addict’s death is
peripheral and the real victim is a political activist whose passing
has
already been processed in circumstances that amount to a perfect
murder, the
investigation is dumbed-down from within.
By now an item, Wendy and Sol revert to clandestine means to
pursue their enquiries. The sinister trail
leads them to a day centre for youngsters and then to Spain where they
access
an international mailing list.
Alone, Sol visits an accommodation address in London, and
attempts to check the vehicle registration number of a royal page. The couple are preparing to marry when, in
the interest of national security, a decision is taken to facilitate
the underworld contract on Sol.