The Edgar award–winning British crime writer's latest Inspector Castang mystery "takes the international policier to high ground . . . and does the genre proud" (The New York Times).

For Detective Castang, being asked to serve as an aid to a British jurist feels more like being fired than promoted, but relocating to Brussels with his wife is a nice perk. When his employer is charged with murder, Castang's investigative skills are brought to the forefront once again. But the more he digs into the darkness, the more unsettled he becomes by the nature of evil, which appears to have no borders—and for which there is no true escape.

"An insightful look at the human condition. Freeling is a treasure." —Publishers Weekly

"One of the better Castang tales, journeying into the maze of European politics, national characteristics, and combustible emotion. Thought-provoking and well told." —Kirkus Reviews