'Silvermeadow wasn't innocent. From start to finish the centre was calculated and manipulative, dressed up to deceive. If it had been a suspect rather than a place, she would have said its manner was guilty as hell.' Silvermeadow, the glossy, huge new shopping mall on the outskirts of London, is not what it seems. A young woman is found dead, wrapped in plastic, apparently crushed in the rubbish compactor; the most vicious bank robber wanted in England has just been seen there; and a homeless boy is also discovered dead in bizarre circumstances. Dark secrets are being kept hidden in the depths of the super-mall. And for Detective Chief Inspector David Brock and Detective Sergeant Kathy Kolla of Scotland Yard, there are too many dead ends in their most frustrating and dangerous investigation yet. 'Comparable to the psychological crime novelists, such as Ruth Rendell.tight plots, great dialogue, very atmospheric.' Stuart Coupe, Sydney Morning Herald 'Sure to confirm his status as a leading practitioner of the detective writer's craft. The novel opens strongly, quickly grabs the reader's attention and keeps a firm grip on it to the final pages. It's a terrific read.' Jeff Popple, Canberra Times 'Maitland is a crime writer who can make the counterfeit of fiction feel real.' Graeme Blundell, The Weekend Australian