A young
policewoman breaks all the rules to get to the bottom of the mysterious
death of the best friend she betrayed in this stunning follow-up
thriller from the author of Suspect and Lost.
Ali Barba, a Sikh detective with
the Metropolitan Police, is recovering from injuries sustained in the
line of duty when she receives a letter from her estranged friend, Cate,
imploring her to come to their high school reunion. Alarmed by the
urgent tone of the note, and eager to make amends for her unforgivable
past behavior, Ali goes to the reunion. Cate is pregnant, but before Ali
has the chance to congratulate her, Cate hurriedly whispers, “They want
to take my baby. You have to stop them.” It is the only hint of Cate’s
troubles Ali manages to get. As they are leaving the reunion, Cate and
her husband are run down by a car and killed. The mystery darkens when
it is discovered that Cate had faked her pregnancy by tying a pillow
underneath her dress.
All Ali has to go on is a file in
Cate’s desk that contains two ultrasound pictures, letters from a
fertility clinic, and various papers that seem to confirm the unborn
baby’s existence. As she puts together the pieces, her search takes her
to Amsterdam and into the company of some very unsavory people on both
sides of the Channel who'll do anything to thwart her investigation.
A gripping thriller and a searing tale of the search for redemption, The Night Ferry is Michael Robotham’s finest novel yet.