Cub reporter Jonny Murphy is in Buenos Aires interviewing families of victims of Argentinaâs Dirty War, when a headless torso has washed up on a city beach, thrusting him into a shocking investigationâŠ
âJarringly authentic, pulsatingly engrossing, granular frontline reporterâs eye â her finest thriller yetâ Peter Hain
âA tense political thriller that veritably thrums with menace. Clever, ambitious and utterly compulsiveâ Kia Abdullah
âGripping, intriguing, action-packed and powerful, I raced through this hard-hitting thriller in just two days!â Philippa East
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Argentina. 1998. Human remains are found on a beach on the outskirts of Buenos Aires â a gruesome echo of when the tide brought home dozens of mutilated bodies thrown from planes during Argentinaâs Dirty War. Flights of death, with passengers known as the Disappeared.
International Tribune reporter Jonny Murphy is in Buenos Aires interviewing families of the missing, desperate to keep their memory alive, when the corpse turns up. His investigations with his companion, freelance photographer Paloma Glenn, have barely started when Argentina's simmering financial crisis explodes around them.
As the fabric of society starts to disintegrate and Argentine cities burn around them, Jonny and Paloma are suddenly thrust centre stage, fighting to secure both their jobs and their livelihoods.
But Jonny is also fighting something else, an echo from his own past that he'll never shake, and as it catches up with him and Paloma, he must make choices that will endanger everything he knowsâŠ
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Sarah Sultoon creates intelligent, memorable characters and fascinating storiesâ Holly Watt
âA powerhouse writerâ Jo Spain
âA must-read, high-octane political thriller that does not let up ⊠a heart-stopping and deeply touching read. Superbâ Eve Smith
âWith Argentina back in the headlines, this is a timely thriller exploring one of the darkest chapters in the countryâs history ⊠a gripping readâ Martin Patience, BBC News
âNon-stop, breathless, harrowing, who-can-we-trust thriller, all the more powerful for being based on real tragic eventsâ Anthony Dunford
Praise for Sarah Sultoon
**Longlisted for the John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger**
**WINNER of the Crime Fiction Lover Debut Thriller Award**
âA first-class political thrillerâ Steve Cavanagh
âA bitingly sharp, pacy thriller. Devilishly good. I inhaled itâ Freya Berry
âA brave and thought-provoking debut novelâ Adam Hamdy
âA taut and thought-provoking book thatâs all the more unnerving for how much it echoes the headlines in real lifeâ CultureFly
âA tense thriller, a remarkable debut, heartbreaking, but ultimately this is a story of resilience and survivalâ NB Magazine
âA powerful, compelling read that doesnât shy away from some upsetting truths ⊠written with such energyâ Fanny Blake
âA powerful story of the brutality of front-line journalism. Authentic, provocative and terrifyingly relevantâ Will Carver
An extraordinary piece of writing from a political thriller writer at the very top of her gameâ Victoria Selman
âBrilliant and grippingâ S J Watson
âFull of danger and pulsating charactersâ Louise Beech