Never Walk AwayLike a darker, grimier version of Mick Herron's Slough House novels, this is a highly promising debut. Mail on Sunday Mesmerising. The Financial Times A senior civil servant dies in suspicious circumstances. A sensitive file in his possession and evidence of contact with a human rights lawyer lead the authorities to believe he is a whistle blower. This requires a police officer used to operating in the murky world between policing and intelligence. DS