Policeman's dread Hilary Mantel The family's once colossal wealth

The family's once colossal wealth and faded mining empire kept them from prying eyes

The Guilty Couple is a one-breath rollercoaster ride

Pitch-perfect

comes violence

Its destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean

Policeman's dread Hilary Mantel The family's once colossal wealthChief Superintendent Roger West of Scotland Yard has to deal with possible corruption in the Police Force. Who can he trust? Bribery is suspected as a number of cases are dismissed because of faulty police evidence, and a policeman is shot whilst another stands accused of unnecessary violence against a suspect. Much more than reputations are at stake as West moves further and deeper into the underworld of Londons West End criminal gangs.