Author(s): Michael Walters

Crime Fiction

In Ulan Baatar, a high-profile criminal prosecution collapses as police evidence is revealed to have been faked. The female judge, Radnaa, throws out the case and the defendant, Muunokhoi, a wealthy and influential businessman with suspected links to organised crime, walks free. Meanwhile, on the Mongolian steppes, the police discover the body of a woman who has been tortured before being killed.Inspector Nergui is assigned to conduct an internal enquiry into Muunokhoi's failed prosecution, while Nergui's successor and prot g , Doripalam, has to deal with both a major murder investigation and suspected corruption in his own team. As Doripalam faces gunfire in the northern mountains, Nergui is attacked and Judge Radnaa is kidnapped. Nergui frantically tries to put together the pieces of this jigsaw and he begins to realise that Muunokhoi's influence is more malign and far-reaching than he could ever have suspected.