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Discover Eric Ward, policeman turned lawyer. Enjoy a beautifully told story from a time before smart phones and DNA testing. Full of twists and turns, this will have you gripped from start to finish.

‘Plenty of twists and surprises.’ Daily Telegraph

An offer too good to be true . . .

Former police officer-turned-solicitor Eric Ward is recovering from a serious eye operation when the offer comes in.

Come down to London. Help Philip Scarn, a successful entrepreneur, break into the North East. Get paid handsomely doing it.

On the journey, Ward is nearly killed. At the other end of a phone call, a shadowy voice warns this is just the beginning.

Then a young woman is murdered. Ward finds himself caught up in a turf war between gangs as he races to prevent another killing.

Is an old enemy from his policing days on his tail? Or is this something to do with Scarn?

Can Ward discover his enemies when what’s preventing him from seeing them has nothing to do with his eyes?

This fast-paced mystery set in England in the early 1980s is perfect for fans of Peter James, Ruth Rendell, P.D. James and Peter Robinson.

Please note this book was first published as A Limited Vision.

THE DETECTIVE

Eric Ward is forced to retire from the police when he discovers he suffers from glaucoma. He qualifies as a solicitor (lawyer) and sets up his practice on the Quayside in Newcastle, where he deals with the seamier side of the law. When he marries a wealthy young woman she attempts to persuade him to settle in Northumberland and work with wealthier clients but he stubbornly refuses to give up his criminal practice in Newcastle. Although she draws him into the world of high finance he still insists on continuing at the Quayside — which causes tensions within his marriage, and leads to fatal consequences.