Given long enough I could tell you the month, the day and the hour but these details are unimportant.Īll you need to know is the year-1998. She told me so the last time we spoke, eight years ago. I don’t know why Cate has written to me now. Inside is a small stiff rectangle of paper that says nothing and everything. There is an envelope on the mat inside my front door. That moment is now-an October morning-when the clang of a metallic letter flap heralds the first post. The author simply chooses a moment, an arbitrary point, and looks either forward or back. A terrific sequel to Lost, THE NIGHT FERRY stands on its own as a dramatic journey into the dark and dangerous corners of today's complex world.It was Graham Greene who said a story has no beginning or end. Ali Barba made her first appearance as Inspector Ruiz's colleague in Michael Robotham's novel Lost, and Ruiz returns here in a supporting role, a treat for readers touched by his and Ali's gruff but affectionate relationship. Her search takes her to Amsterdam and into the company of some very unsavory people on both sides of the Channel who'll do anything to thwart her investigation.
As she puts together the pieces, Ali uncovers a complicated, horrific network that exploits young refugees from Southeast Asia. All Ali has to go on is a file in Cate's desk that contains two ultrasound pictures, letters from a fertility clinic, and various papers that seem to confirm the unborn baby's existence. The mystery darkens when it is discovered that Cate had faked her pregnancy by tying a pillow underneath her dress. You have to stop them.” It is the only hint of Cate's troubles Ali manages to get as they are leaving the reunion, Cate and her husband are run down by a car and killed. Cate is pregnant, but before Ali has the chance to congratulate her, Cate hurriedly whispers, “They want to take my baby. Alarmed by the urgent tone of the note, and eager to make amends for her unforgivable past behavior, Ali goes to the reunion.
Ali Barba, a Sikh detective with the Metropolitan Police, is recovering from injuries sustained in the line of duty when she receives a letter from her estranged friend, Cate, imploring her to come to their high school reunion.
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