London: Piatkus, (2003) dj. Hardcover first edition - The seventh mystery featuring Detective Sergeant Wesley Peterson and his boss Gerry Heffernan. An interesting series both for its combination of historical mysteries -in this book 17th and 18th century wreckers who led ships to destruction off the rocky coast of Devonshire - which parallel the contemporary story and for its protagonist: Peterson is the son of two Trinidadian doctors who emigrated to England, a university graduate with a degree in archeology and a young married father trying to balance the demands of his job with the needs of his family. 374 pp. ISBN: 0-749906200.