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Thirteen years ago, Zara Shah teetered on the edge of a dangerous circle. Now a lawyer in a prestigious London firm, she'd put her past behind her until a letter requests her to join the Morahan Inquiry - a study of the government's handling of home-grown extremism in the years following 7/7.
Duty-bound, Zara accepts, and is tasked with doing the seemingly impossible. Armed only with a list of names, she must trace the roots of corruption back to the heart of home-grown terror, and uncover the most well-guarded secrets in Westminster.
But there are many who would stop at nothing to keep those secrets hidden. And what begins as a perilous mission soon becomes a deadly race against time...
<strong>Westminster's best-kept secrets are hunted down in this edge-of-your-seat political thriller - perfect for fans of Charles Cumming and Mick Herron.</strong>
Thirteen years ago, Zara Shah teetered on the edge of a dangerous circle. Now a lawyer in a prestigious London firm, she'd put her past behind her until a letter requests her to join the Morahan Inquiry - a study of the government's handling of home-grown extremism in the years following 7/7.
Duty-bound, Zara accepts, and is tasked with doing the seemingly impossible. Armed only with a list of names, she must trace the roots of corruption back to the heart of home-grown terror, and uncover the most well-guarded secrets in Westminster.
But there are many who would stop at nothing to keep those secrets hidden. And what begins as a perilous mission soon becomes a deadly race against time...
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Simon Berthon has spent much of his working life delving into the secrets of state. He is an award winning and highly acclaimed investigative film-maker whose scoops include a number of stories set in Ireland.