This topical, chillingly believable thriller lifts the lid on the secretive links between people smuggling, illegal agricultural labour and Britain's supermarkets. Crime reporter Joe Verdi investigates the murder of a Kurdish immigrant by Turkish people-traffickers in London. The dead man’s wife Irena, the key witness to the killing, flees to East Anglia where she disappears into the murky underworld of gangmasters and exploited foreign workers. The police are unable to trace Irena so Joe goes undercover as a migrant labourer to try to find her. But he’s not the only one looking for her – the Turks are also on her trail. Meanwhile, Joe’s colleague Ellie Mason is following up an outbreak of typhoid. The only link between the victims seems to be the supermarket chain where they bought their food. As the two reporters’ investigations come together in a heart-stopping climax, the shocking truth about our industrialised system of food production is uncovered. There is a price to pay for cheap food – and sometimes that price is people’s lives.

“I could not put this book down. A really tightly written thriller which has opened my eyes to what goes on in the world of agriculture and Supermarkets. The sense of location and desperation is so well described. A story which could almost be a docudrama.”; “Paul Adam is to be congratulated in taking a topical and emotive subject and turning it into an immensely readable book.”; “This is about the 4th Paul Adam book I've read...I've loved them all and this one didn't disappoint! As with some of his other books, the story line is brilliantly researched and incredibly topical - the all powerful supermarkets, illegal immigrants and potential disease epidemics. You feel as you read it that it could all be happening right now - frighteningly believable! The main characters are great too - funny, interesting, quirky and real. It really was a compulsive read, and one of those books you're disappointed to finish. I really hope there's another one from Adam soon!”; "I've read all Paul Adam's books and as always this is not only a gripping thriller but also the author has obviously thoroughly researched his subject. This is an eye opening and all too believable story about the possible fate of illegal immigrants to the UK. Definitely worth a read." Amazon reader reviews;

Paul Adam has written fourteen critically-acclaimed thrillers. Eight standalone novels - Unholy Trinity, Shadow Chasers, Genesis II, Oracle Lake (original U.K. title, Flash Point), Enemy Within, Knife Edge, Dixieland and The Wolves of Nifelheim. Three books in his Cremona Mysteries series featuring Italian violin maker Gianni Castiglione and detective Antonio Guastafeste - The Rainaldi Quartet (original U.K. title, Sleeper), Paganini’s Ghost and The Hardanger Riddle. And three books featuring investigative journalist Mike McLean – An Exceptional Corpse, A Nasty Dose of Death and Toxin. He is also the author of the award-winning trilogy of thrillers for younger readers featuring dare-devil teenage escapologist Max Cassidy – Escape from Shadow Island, Jaws of Death and Attack at Dead Man’s Bay. Paul lives in Sheffield and is married with two sons.