From the author of the BBC 2 Between the Covers hit The Fine Art of Invisible Detection 'Truly
ingenious' The Tablet Goddard sprinkles head-turning double-crossing with delightful by-play
between his two leads' Times 'Fast-paced beautifully crafted with some excellently drawn
characters... engages from start to finish' Choice Magazine 'Goddard writes amazing novels of
mystery suspense. His new one is magical and the title is simply the best' Stephen King
__________________ On a stifling afternoon at Police HQ in Algiers Superintendent Taleb
coasting towards retirement with not even an air-conditioned office to show for his long years
of service is handed a ticking time bomb of a case which will take him deep into Algeria's
troubled past and its fraught relationship with France. To his dismay he is assigned to work
with Agent Hidouchi an intimidating representative of the country's feared secret service who
makes it clear she intends to call the shots. They are instructed to pursue a former agent now
on the run after twenty years in prison for his part in a high-level corruption scandal. But
their search will lead them inexorably towards a greater mystery surrounding a murder that
took place in Paris more than fifty years ago. Uncovering the truth may be his responsibility
but Taleb is well aware that no-one in Algeria wants to be reminded of the dark deeds carried
out in the struggle for independence - or in the violence that has racked the nation since.
Before long he will face a choice he has long sought to avoid between self-preservation and
doing the right thing. And ultimately the choice may not even be his to make.A pulse-pounding
breathless crime thriller perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz's Hawthorne series Robert
Galbraith's Cormoran Strike series and LJ Ross's Alexander Gregory thrillers. The new novel
from Robert Goddard THE FINE ART OF UNCANNY PREDICTION is available
now.________________________________ Praise for Robert Goddard'The world's greatest
storyteller' Guardian 'One of the finest crime writer of any generation' Daily Mail 'Our finest
practitioner of double-crossing plotting' Mick Herron
