The Courier

by James R. Vance

In their quest to solve what originally appears to be a case of misplaced baggage involving an innocent student, detectives Massey and Turner are drawn into a complex web of deceit. The action takes place in and around central London as their team attempts to discover into what crime, if any, they have stumbled by accident.A kidnap followed by a ransom demand leads to a dramatic chase on the river Thames involving stolen cruisers. A bungled police operation and lack of forensic evidence frustrate the two detectives as they seek logical answers to a series of seemingly unrelated events. As the mystery unravels they realise that some highly professional criminal activity is taking place, leading their enquiries to northern France.When two suspects are assassinated in St. John's Wood and Primrose Hill, a murder hunt ensues. Further revelations indicate the awesome possibility of a potential bio-terrorism threat, resulting in personal problems for both the inspector and his sergeant.

332 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

James R. Vance, author of the historical fiction novel, Les Ruines, involving
the French resistance, lives in southwest
France. His second novel in this genre, Risk focusses on the escape lines from occupied countries across the Pyrenees during WWII. His latest novel, Something Old, Something New explores the effects and traumatic legacy of the Nazi occupation of France during WWII on three generations of a French family in the southwest area of the country.

His previously published books include the mystery thriller novels :
Animal Instinct, Killer Butterfly, The Courier and Eight.

http://writerscrampfr.blogspot.fr/

Reviews

[Babs · Rating 4 out of 5]

When a young owner of a briefcase goes missing each thing the police finds for evidence they have to get more and more help. Things are not always as it seems with this evidence. A great read to this series the author does a great job again.