The Misper

From the author of ITV's THE TOWER



'Rips along like a rattlesnake. Absorbing. Relevant. Tense.' Imran Mahmood



There's more than one way to go missing...

When Ryan Kennedy is imprisoned after killing a police officer, he knows what he has to do. Keep his mouth shut about who he was working for, keep his head down, and rely on his youth to keep his sentence short. When he gets out, he'll be looked after.

Following the death in the line of duty of a fellow detective, DI Sarah Collins has left the capital for a quieter life in the countryside. But when a missing teenager turns up on her patch, she finds herself drawn into a much bigger investigation - one that leads her right back to London, back to the Met, and back to Ryan Kennedy, the kid who killed a cop.

This powerful novel from a former Met detective explores the devastation that organized drug-running gangs can wreak on young lives. It asks who deserves to be saved - and whether saving them is even possible...



Kate London graduated from Cambridge University and worked in theatre until 2006 when she joined the Metropolitan police service. She finished her career working as part of a Major Investigation Team on the Metropolitan Police Service's Homicide Command. She has since written four novels in The Tower series, which is now a major ITV drama, starring Gemma Whelan.



Brilliant ... [a]

heartbreaking and adrenaline-fuelled tale



Rips along like a rattlesnake. A perfectly executed police procedural. Absorbing. Relevant. Tense.



Tremendous. Expertly and sensitively tackles human slavery, county lines drug distribution and the misery it causes.

Drips with authenticity, perfectly paced and compelling from page one.



A cracking read. Taut storytelling, with authenticity and humanity on every page.

Kate London is one of the finest writers around.



Wow! I was blown away by the combination of gritty crime thriller and

seriously enviable writing



What a cracker! Blends a brutal murder and the horror of kids being exploited into County Lines with humanity and sympathy -

literary genius.



Utterly authentic



Authentic ...first class writing



A stand out brilliant crime novel



Absorbing ... a complex novel that offers rare insights into how the police operate



Sensational... A

brilliant, high-octane crime novel, ringing with the hard-earned wisdom of a former cop