Bill Anderson

After wrapping up a gruesome case that leaves him shaken, Hathaway finds himself investigating a murder at Crevecoeur Estate, where he spent much of his childhood. Do his old playmates—including his first love— know more than they’re letting on? And was the accidental shooting of Crevecoeur’s Philip Coleman (Nathaniel Parker, The Inspector Lynley Mysteries) really an accident, or was it meant to be a distraction?

Lewis is star-struck when he’s sent out on a disturbing the peace call, only to come face to face with The Midnight Addiction, a rock and roll band from the ‘70s on its way to a comeback—thanks to the lead singer’s (Joanna Lumley, Absolutely Fabulous) timely return from the dead.

The murder of a small-time criminal leads Lewis and Hathaway to a prominent Oxford don-turned-celebrity atheist, who years earlier had been the intended target of a botched murder attempt. Could these isolated incidents be connected? As the pair investigates further, they uncover a web of deceit and a case of mistaken identity that will lead them to their killer.

The worlds of no-rules boxing, Oxford dons and Cold War intrigue surround the death of a prominent don. Consequences of the investigation hit Lewis surprisingly close to home, revealing a little more about the loss he suffered since the death of his wife.