New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2002) dj. Hardcover first edition - The fourth mystery featuring Detective Sergeant Wesley Peterson and his boss Gerry Heffernan. An interesting series both for its combination of historical mysteries -in this book the Viking raids on Devonshire in the late 10th century - 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. 236 pp. ISBN: 0-312274548.