The Misper

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There's more than one way to go missing...

When Ryan Kennedy is imprisoned after killing a police officer, he knows what he has to do. Keep his mouth shut about who he was working for, keep his head down, and rely on his youth to keep his sentence short. When he gets out, he'll be looked after.

Following the death in the line of duty of a fellow detective, DI Sarah Collins has left the capital for a quieter life in the countryside. But when a missing teenager turns up on her patch, she finds herself drawn into a much bigger investigation - one that leads her right back to London, back to the Met, and back to Ryan Kennedy, the kid who killed a cop.

This powerful novel from a former Met detective explores the devastation that organized drug-running gangs can wreak on young lives. It asks who deserves to be saved - and whether saving them is even possible...

Reviews

Rips along like a rattlesnake. A perfectly executed police procedural. Absorbing. Relevant. Tense. -- Imran Mahmood
Tremendous. Expertly and sensitively tackles human slavery, county lines drug distribution and the misery it causes. Drips with authenticity, perfectly paced and compelling from page one. -- Neil Lancaster
A cracking read. Taut storytelling, with authenticity and humanity on every page. Kate London is one of the finest writers around. -- Mari Hannah
Wow! I was blown away by the combination of gritty crime thriller and seriously enviable writing -- Emma Curtis
What a cracker! Blends a brutal murder and the horror of kids being exploited into County Lines with humanity and sympathy - literary genius. -- Graham Bartlett
Utterly authentic * Daily Mail on The Tower *
Authentic ... first class writing * Sunday Express on The Tower series *
A stand out brilliant crime novel * Rosamund Lupton on Gallowstree Lane *
Absorbing ... a complex novel that offers rare insights into how the police operate * Sunday Times on The Tower *
Sensational... A brilliant, high-octane crime novel, ringing with the hard-earned wisdom of a former cop * Tony Parsons on Death Message *

Author Bio

Kate London graduated from Cambridge University and worked in theatre until 2006 when she joined the Metropolitan police service. She finished her career working as part of a Major Investigation Team on the Metropolitan Police Service's Homicide Command. She has since written four novels in The Tower series, which is now a major ITV drama, starring Gemma Whelan.