A Brand New Novel From the Author of the ‘King of Gravesend’ Series
When we thought that Ro and Angel could finally have some well deserved downtime, a mysterious accident upturns their conviction.
The story begins in the UK, with William Mitchell, who has been killed in his cell, and his cellmate, Uwak DeLeon, who is found dead too. How could this be related to Ro and Angel’s life in the Philippines? It will take some time, but it will get clear.
At the moment of the prison accident, Ro and Angel are busy with some old friends, the Kurti family, who has just landed from Albania. Their daughter, Besi, is undergoing surgery in the Philippines so, after the initial happiness of being reunited and having a nice holiday ahead of them, there is the more pressant issue of logistic to tackle: the hospital check-in and the pre-op checks.
In the meantime, in the UK, Rosie Go, daughter of Dennis Go, a rich Taiwanese business man involved in human trafficking, slavery, gambling and drugs, is landing at Heathrow Airport. With the death of DeLeon, the UK side of the business is now exposed and requires immediate action. But what looks like an easy job for Rosie, turns out to be a bigger and more dangerous headache than what it looked like and Rosie’s head is on the line, literally. How will she get herself out of this mess, and how are Ro and Angel involved in all this?
It’s always a pleasure to meet Ro&co. again! Book after book, Draper managed to create and polish these characters to the point that they all pop out the pages, seeming so real that you feel part of the story too. Despite their bizarre adventures, they never lose their edge nor their sharp sense of humour. Dialogues are impeccable, vivid and realistic, never dull and with a nice flow. The plot is always well crafted, balanced between the two storylines (the good ones on one side and the bad ones on the other), giving both of them the right visibility, moving both of them forward at the same pace and never revealing too much or not enough of either side.
Reading one of Draper’s book is always a pleasure, it’s like going back home after a long journey: you know you won’t stay for long, but the pleasure you get is enough to last you until next time.
We don’t know anything about his future intentions (at the present moment), but it’s not the first time that he surprises us with the news a new book not long before it’s release!
