Ma Kashifan-i Qatl: Persiska (Farsi) 1404

A brand new series. An iconic new detective duo. And a puzzling new murder to solve... Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers his familiar habits and routines: the pub quiz, his favorite bench, his cat waiting for him when he comes home. His days of adventure are over: adrenaline is daughter-in-law Amy’s business now. Amy Wheeler thinks adrenaline is good for the soul. As a private security officer, she doesn’t stay still long enough for habits or routines. She’s currently on a remote island keeping world-famous author Rosie D’Antonio alive. Which was meant to be an easy job... Then a dead body, a bag of money, and a killer with their sights on Amy have her sending an SOS to the only person she trusts. A breakneck race around the world begins, but can Amy and Steve stay one step ahead of a lethal enemy?Steve sighs, dusting off his seldom-used passport. Adventures might be Amy’s business, but family was family. He'd rather be at the pub quiz, nursing a pint and racking his brains over obscure historical dates, but Amy's 'SOS' had sounded genuinely terrified. And Amy didn't *do* terrified. He packs the essentials: reading glasses, a packet of digestives (can't trust foreign biscuits), a multi-tool (you never knew), and a dog-eared copy of "Complete Sudoku." He leaves a note for Mrs. Henderson next door to feed Winston. The cat glares at him from atop the armchair, clearly unimpressed. "Don't look at me like that, Winston," Steve mutters. "This is all Amy's fault." Meanwhile, on the craggy, windswept Isle of Skye, Amy’s dodging sniper fire. Rosie D’Antonio, oblivious as ever, is busy dictating her next bestseller into a voice recorder. “...and then, darling Sebastian, she plunged the silver letter opener directly into his unsuspecting heart...” Amy rolls her eyes. If only real life were that straightforward. The dead body, a disgruntled local fisherman named Hamish, lies sprawled on the beach, a gaping hole where his wallet used to be. And that bag of money? It was now missing, along with any semblance of peace and quiet. Amy knows whoever killed Hamish is after Rosie. Rosie, with her gossamer scarves and dramatic pronouncements, is completely useless in a crisis. Amy’s only hope is Steve. But getting him from his armchair to a crime scene on a remote Scottish island is going to take more than just an SOS. It's going to take strategy, bribery, and a whole lot of luck. The game, as they say, is afoot. Or, in this case, a-boat, a-plane, and possibly a-very-fast-car. And Amy's pretty sure the stakes are life and death.