Threat to Life

One intercepted message could save a life. Acting on it could expose the investigation.

Detective Sergeant Sarah Stone is helping unravel an encrypted criminal network, but the messages that reveal its intentions cannot simply be used without risking the source. As ordinary conversations disclose plans with brutal consequences, Sarah must find a way to turn intelligence into evidence while keeping the operation hidden.

A father faces a calculated attack. Surveillance officers are tasked with protecting him, yet every move risks alerting the people they are watching. For Michael Kavanagh, a long-serving London police officer weeks from retirement, the call to help is difficult to ignore. At home, Claire has heard his reasons before. As the pressure mounts, Sarah must weigh what the investigation can afford against the lives at stake: intervene too soon and the source may be exposed; wait too long and someone may be left within reach of the network.

Threat to Life is a tense crime novel about the fragile line between intelligence and evidence, duty and the life waiting beyond the job. Its measured suspense and grounded police work make for an absorbing read.