Douglas Stewart
ASIN: B076ZLHK1K
Publisher: Chewton Publications
Pages: 462
Number 1 in the seriesFree-wheeling London detective Todd “Ratso” Holtom is on the front-line against a drug baron heading an international gang importing drugs into the UK and Europe and who kill to defend their turf. Ratso's nephew has died from drug abuse and Ratso is obsessed with bringing down the Albanian baron who seems immune from arrest. The trail leads to the USA and the Bahamas where he is helped by Kirsty-Ann Webber, a Florida detective who has troubles of her own. Mayfair club-land and the Mediterranean feature as Operation Clam races to a climax in a series of dramatic confrontations. Inspired by the facts of true crime and set against the background of the war in Afghanistan from where the drugs are coming, Ratso enters a political minefield involving London and Washington D.C.PRAISE FOR HARD PLACE“Wow! What a page turner! I can’t wait for the next release. A definite ...