What an absolute thriller of a book!!! I read it in two days....We get to meet Aector McAvoy again, the killing of a clairvoyant is linked to his past. We enter a world of the traveller, which his wife Roisin belongs to. The secrets that they both have must be faced and how far must Aector go to save his family from the actions taken in the past, and will he be able to live with himself? As ever he has help from his boss the indomitable Trish Pharaoh who looks out for her blushing hulk of a Detective Sergeant!!! The plot had me on the edge of my seat, kept me gripped from the first page right through untill the last.....exceptional writing and so good to see Aector back.

Thank you Netgalley and Canongate Books/Severn House for the eARC.
DS Aector McAvoy is involved in a gruesome case: a clairvoyant is found with a crystal in her chest and her tongue nearly cut off. Unfortunately this is linked with Aector's past and his first meeting with his now wife Roison. He saved her from a terrible attack and to her, he was everything. Years later they met again and married, now with two young children. She's a Traveller and her family have been feuding with another Traveller family for generations. Their past comes back with with a vengeance. Roisin is in danger and there's a killer for hire who they call The Devil. McAvoy must do everything in his power to protect his family and thank goodness his boss, Trish Pharaoh, is willing to bend some rules for him and make sure he's ok.
Another terrific, unputdownable book from the master of mystery, David Mark.
Couldn't put it down and recommend it highly!