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Book 3 of Detective Lew Kirby
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Pub Date 14 Nov 2025 | Archive Date 5 Dec 2025
Amazon Publishing UK | Thomas & Mercer

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Description

One is chasing justice. One is chasing the past. Both are being followed.

Deep beneath London, urban explorer Connie Darke stumbles across a mutilated body in the city’s decaying sewer system. Moments later, a strange whistling sound follows her through the tunnels—low, eerie, impossible to trace.

DI Lew Kirby is assigned the case. The victim is a wealthy financier with no clear reason to be underground—and no shortage of enemies above it. As Kirby investigates, Connie uncovers chilling new clues about the unexplained death of her sister. Both are drawn deeper into a world of hidden networks, buried secrets, and obsession.

And someone out there is watching them both, following them both…

As the city’s hidden layers begin to crack open, Kirby and Connie must confront the terrifying possibility that whoever, or whatever, is stalking them has been waiting a long time to emerge.

One is chasing justice. One is chasing the past. Both are being followed.

Deep beneath London, urban explorer Connie Darke stumbles across a mutilated body in the city’s decaying sewer system. Moments...


A Note From the Publisher

S W Kane studied History of Design and worked at the RIBA before taking on a series of totally unrelated jobs in radio and the music industry, where she still works as a freelance music PR. She began reading crime fiction from an early age and developed an obsession with crime set in cold, remote places. A chance encounter with a derelict fort in rural Pembrokeshire led to a fascination with urban exploration, which in turn became the inspiration for her novels. She now lives in Cornwall.

S W Kane studied History of Design and worked at the RIBA before taking on a series of totally unrelated jobs in radio and the music industry, where she still works as a freelance music PR. She began...


Advance Praise

‘Daring and gripping…leaving you gasping and enraptured. A unique, standout addition to crime fiction’s top table.’ —Rob Parker, author of the Thirty Miles Trilogy

‘Secrets that keep you guessing right up to the end…A deliciously thrilling read.’ —Helen Grant, author of The Vanishing of Katharina Linden

‘A cleverly constructed plot that kept me guessing…Conveyed superbly.’ —Jo Leevers, bestselling author of Tell Me How This Ends

‘Packs a terrifying punch. Just brilliant!’ —Marion Todd, author of the D.I. Clare Mackay crime series

‘Daring and gripping…leaving you gasping and enraptured. A unique, standout addition to crime fiction’s top table.’ —Rob Parker, author of the Thirty Miles Trilogy

‘Secrets that keep you guessing...


Available Editions

EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9781542020213
PRICE US$16.99 (USD)
PAGES 332

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