In the third in the Location Scout crime series (available for the first time outside the USA) John Pellam's efforts to uncover the memories of longtime Hell's Kitchen residents reveal a twisted pyromaniac with secrets that need to stay buried.

Every New York City neighbourhood has a story, but what John Pellam uncovers in Hell's Kitchen has a darkness all its own. The Hollywood location scout is hoping to capture the unvarnished memories of longtime Kitchen residents in a no-budget documentary film. But when a suspicious fire ravages an elderly woman's crumbling tenement, Pellam realises that someone might want the past to stay buried. As more buildings and lives go up in flames, Pellam takes to the streets, seeking the twisted pyromaniac who sells services to the highest bidder. But Pellam is unaware that the fires are merely flickering preludes to the arsonist's ultimate masterpiece - a conflagration of nearly unimaginable proportion...

.The mesmerising new thriller from the bestselling author of The Stretch.

.On their first day of training with the Metropolitan Police, new recruits Jamie, Bunny and Tina are asked to join a team of undercover detectives, a secret unit involved in the long-term penetration of criminal gangs. Their target? One of the world's biggest drug dealers: Den Donovan, alias `Tango One'. To close in on their quarry, the three must go back into the outside world and become criminals themselves. But someone within the Met is pursuing an alternative agenda. Someone who has deliberately put their lives on the line . . .

A former journalist, Stephen Leather is the author of twelve bestselling thrillers. He has also written for television shows such as The Bill, London's Burning and The Knock.