The fourth in what is an engrossing series about William Carver, the curmudgeonly, single-minded, anachronistic, antidiluvian and so called dinosaur reporter still working at the BBC who always manages to get the story through dogged persistence and nous.

There is corruption in high places and the theme of climate change means that the story and plot are topical and bang up to date.

The writing is elegant and compelling and you are immediately drawn into the plot.

Carver is a wonderful creation and there is much in here about the BBC and the issues that it faces.

An intelligent and well crafted book that merits wide audience.

Highly recommended.

This is the fourth in the William Carver series and an excellent addition to the group.

The story is a real page-turner and its theme of climate change very much of the moment. Fast moving chapters take us around the globe as the story develops. The ways in which corruption extends beyond corporates into governments and naïveté sits alongside plain evil are sketched cleverly. There is a balance of interest in character and plot that keeps the reader interested on a number of levels.

As always in this series, the story gives particular insight into the world of investigative reporting. It also works very well on a more personal level: characters are interesting and relationships credible, so that the back story of Carver, Naz and Naomi, amongst others, is one of the pleasures of the book. Very much looking forward to the next one in this series.