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"When human bones are discovered in Cockpit Lane, a poor area of inner south London, DCI David Brock and DS Kathy Kolla of Scotland Yard are called in to investigate. The first twist in the case comes when Brock and Kolla learn that the victims died more than twenty years ago, during the Brixton riots, information that leads the two of them on a dangerous journey into the heart of the West Indian community in London. Making matters worse, a formidable old antagonist, Spider Roach, returns, weaving together past and present in an intricate web of deception and intrigue. Now the two have to uncover the truth of those long-ago deaths, and be able to prove it with a crucial piece of evidence, in order to prevent the violence of the past from revisiting itself on them."--BOOK JACKET.Maitland, Barry is the author of 'Spider Trap ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780312369088 and ISBN 0312369085.
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