Steve Parker DEAD ON DELIVERY an utterly gripping British crime thriller

The city of London. Morning rush hour. The police pull over a motorcycle courier for a trivial offence. He doesnt stop. The police give highspeed chase. He jumps a red light and is mown down by an oncoming car. Killed on impact. Detectives Paterson and Clocks arrive at a scene of carnage. Large plastic boxes are scattered across the road. Their lids open, their contents warming up in the early morning sun. A traffic officer comforts a distraught woman driver. The couriers body lies nearby, his left leg bent at an awkward angle, his head at another the loser of this particular meeting of metal and plastic. The detectives take a closer look at the boxes. Its one of the worst things theyve ever seen. And theyve seen some very bad things. This discovery leads Paterson and Clocks on their most dangerous investigation yet and into the path of Alicia Warren, a ruthless international businesswoman who will kill to keep her profits flowing. And if thats not enough, Johnny Clocks, Englands most foulmouthed detective, is trying to keep his new wife happy while building a relationship with the 24yearold son he never knew he had. | Steve Parker DEAD ON DELIVERY an utterly gripping British crime thriller