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A beautiful young woman lies unconscious in a hospital bed. Two men are anxious to see her; both claiming to be her lover. What lies behind this mystery patient and what connects the two men in her life? As her complicated personal life unfolds, Inspector Bill Painter comes to suspect an international conspiracy that could threaten the security of the UK. Painter is an old-school policeman with a love of jazz and a belief in old-fashioned police procedure. Modern crime methods, as well as modern life, challenge him to the limits as he untangles a complex web of intrigue revealing a master plan to threaten the lives of all those it touches. About the AuthorPaul Griffiths, Emeritus Professor at University College London, studied medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London and at the University of Birmingham in Alabama, USA. In his third novel featuring Inspector Bill Painter, Professor Griffiths weaves authentic scientific information into the lives of fictitious characters to provide us with a highly topical factional thriller.