Publisher's Synopsis
Something horrific washes up on the banks of the Tyne. The headless torso of a small boy.His identity is a mystery that has the police baffled, and he won't be the only victim to die this way.Other torsos turn up in Finland, the Netherlands - and now the scenic green hills of southern France?Arnold arrives in the ancient city of Carcassonne on the trail of Roman treasure.He hopes the trip will bring him closer to his sultry, unattainable boss. Instead, he finds himself in a world of danger.A briefcase falls into Arnold's possession, filled with a mine of explosive evidence just waiting to ignite.Could it all lead back to the Northumberland child killer?Arnold came to France in search of an ancient burial site. But he may be about to uncover a grave that contains rather more recent remains.
