The Inducement

AN ENGROSSING AND FAST-MOVING STAND-ALONE MYSTERY FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE MIKE STANHOPE SERIES

What if someone paid you a massive bribe, but you knew nothing about it?

When Rob Crichton arrives from London at a remote Northumbrian pub seeking rest and recuperation after executive burn-out, he’s quickly caught up in a bitter dispute between the likable landlady Catriona and her estranged husband Shaun.

That turns out to be the least of his problems. Summoned back to London to fight for his job, he’s accused of accepting a massive bribe. It isn’t true, yet the money is there in his bank account. How can this have happened? Things get even worse when he’s implicated in a suspicious death.

Ranging between London and the north Northumberland coast, this ingenious, sure-footed stand-alone mystery from the author of the Mike Stanhope Mysteries will have you constantly guessing. Its lively dialogue, engaging characters, and vividly evoked locations give it richness and depth, while the urgency of the plot will keep you turning the pages as the story lunges towards its dramatic conclusion.

“Ingenious plotting … extraordinary and inventive twists … topical back story … you really care about the characters”
– Reactions from early readers