Fiona Erskine Libri

Jaq Silver is back with a bang in this high-octane third novel in the series

As Jaq is pulled further into a murky underworld of deceit and corruption, things take an explosive turn...

A body discovered in a disused chemical factory prompts a murder investigation that also illustrates the science of phosphates as a complex, beautiful, and integrated whole.

For fans of Killing Eve and Orphan X comes the electrifying Chemical Detective Dr Jaq Silver. Skier, scientist, international jet-setter, explosives expert. She blows things up to keep people safe. Working on avalanche control in Slovenia, Jaq stumbles across a problem with a consignment of explosives. After raising a complaint with the supplier, a multinational chemical company, her evidence disappears. Jaq is warned, threatened, accused of professional incompetence and suspended. When she takes her complaint further, she narrowly escapes death only to be framed for murder. Escaping from police custody, she sets out to find the key to the mystery. Racing between the snowy slopes of Slovenia and the ghostly ruins of Chernobyl, can she uncover the truth before her time runs out?

A feminist James Bond-style thriller for fans of Killing Eve