London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, (1998) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's fourth novel, a thriller featuring Inspector Troy and set in London in 1963, the year of the Profumo scandal, Kim Philby's defection and Harold Macmillan's resignation. Fighting ill-health (the white death" of tuberculosis), Troy finds his past catching up with him. Historical note. 440 pp. ISBN: 0-297841238.