Means of Evil V.S. Naipaul and Clara becomes fearful -

and Clara becomes fearful - of the lethal tit-for-tat beyond the army base

Portman s latest assignment is providing back-up for a French intelligence agent sent to recover a hard drive from one of the most dangerous cities on the planet: Mogadishu in Somalia

Joe encounters an unlikely witch's coven

where she is adopted into the Liddell family

And Grace Helmer employs Mavros to track down her father's killer

Means of Evil V.S. Naipaul and Clara becomes fearful -A collection of five Wexford cases, ranging from the more ordinary crimes of passion and violence in quiet Kingsmarkham to a bizarre murder in Yugoslavia. The author has won many awards, including the Crime Writer's Association Gold Dagger for 1976s best crime novel, with a "A Demon in My View".