Short-listed, Guardian First Book Award, 2002Winner, CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger, 2002Winner, Saltire Society First Book of the Year, 2002When Rilke, a dissolute auctioneer, comes upon a hidden collection of violent and highly disturbing photographs, he feels compelled to discover more about the deceased owner who coveted them. Soon he finds himself sucked into an underworld of crime, depravity and secret desire, fighting for his life.
