Book 2 THE SHADOW FACTOR is out now. 

 

It is the midsummer festival of São João and the city of Porto is heaving with revellers. Ex-Detective Inspector Trueman is hot and bothered. It’s thirty degrees in the shade and he still hasn’t managed to find a builder to work on his rather ramshackle house. What’s more, an unexpected visitor from England only adds to what is turning out to be a hellish week. But when the city is shocked by a series of kidnappings and murders, Trueman must ignore his own problems and work with the police to track down a possible serial killer. Luckily, a world-famous criminologist who is visiting the city is only too happy to help. Over the course of a frenetic weekend, Trueman races against the clock to uncover clues to the crimes, and discovers that the solution is sometimes closer than you think.