It is the second novel in the author's "Gemma Lincoln P.I." series[2] following Feeding the Demons which was published in 1999.[3]
It was the winner of the Davitt Award for Best Adult Novel in 2003.[4]
Synopsis
Millionaire Benjamin Glass is missing and Gemma Lincoln is engaged to try to track him down. At the same time she is being stalked by an Internet hacker, and she has also taken on the case of identifying a serial killer who is preying on sex workers.
Critical reception
In The Sydney Morning Herald Hugh Dillon attempted to put the novel into perspective: "Lord already is a crime writer with a formidable reputation and she pays respect to the genre's traditions. The great crime-writers (Chandler, Leonard, Higgins, Burke, Paretsky, to name a few) create a strong sense of place and Lord gives us a view of the dark side of Sydney."[5]
Writing in Australian Book Review R. J. Thompson commented: "This is a big, busy novel. It may be more than one novel: unlike most crime books, it cannot be adequately summarised on the back cover."[6]
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