Dead Behind the Eyes

<strong>'An engrossing, slickly plotted policier that will leave you wanting more' TOM BENJAMIN, author of the Daniel Leicester mysteries</strong>

<strong>A HEADLESS MAN. A MISSING GIRL. A LIFE RULED BY SECRETS.</strong>

When a decapitated body washes up on the banks of the River Loire in the ancient city of Tours, the reluctant <em>juge d'instruction </em>Matthieu Lombard is brought in to lead the investigation.

But when Lombard's young niece appears, the inquiry changes course. Suddenly immersed in another world - one of eco-terrorism, bio-medical research, French aristocracy and the violent forgotten underbelly of society - Lombard begins to make unexpected connections.

Can the brutal murder of a lonely man really be justified by a noble cause? Or are good intentions hiding darker motives, more cynical and more deadly?

<strong>The second book in the gripping new crime series from <em>The Times</em>-bestselling author of <em>Death and Croissants</em></strong>