No villain ever died without some unfinished business? One year after The Last Straight Face and our unnamed narrator is at the cemetery to say goodbye to old friend and arch-villain, Monty. That same day he receives a letter, written by Monty just days before he died, asking him to make sure that Noriko, his beautiful widow, gets the three million owing on his last job. It sounds a simple enough favour for an old friend, but nothing is ever that easy. The money has disappeared, and his only contact has been found tortured to death on a rundown estate in Moss Side. Then, just when he thinks things can't get any worse, Noriko is kidnapped ? AUTHOR: Bruce Kennedy Jones is an investigative journalist specialising in crime. His production company, Black Arrow, has made programmes for ITV, Channel 4 and Five. Eric Allison, once described by the Manchester Police as being ?among the top echelons of British criminals', is now a journalist and campaigner for prisoners' rights. SELLING POINTS: -The previous book in the series, THE LAST STRAIGHT FACE was well-received with great publicity coverage including TV, radio and press -Both authors know a great deal about the world of crime and bring an extraordinarily authentic feel to their book -Works as a stand-alone title as well as a sequel *
