THE DEAD OF PHUKET

A reporter jumps to his death in Bangkok.The police investigation concludes he took his own life. But what story was he working on?A foreign resident is shot dead in Phuket.When a British businessman is murdered, his family press the Home Office to send an observer.A Phuket police captain takes his own life.The chief of police is shocked to learn one of his officers has committed suicide. Or is there more to it?Nick Foster is a fast-tracked detective sergeant at Scotland Yard with the London Metropolitan Police. Sent to Phuket, he is teamed up with female detective Sub-lieutenant Marisa Pondee. Together the pair must navigate crooked cops, bent lawyers, historic sex crime and a trail that leads right to the top of the civil service.