The mysterious return of a deceased film icon forces media man Root Wilson the director s obituarist to hit London s streets in search of the truth. But powerful forces and henchmen are determined to stop Root, and he soon finds that he s a murder suspect himself . . . not to mention a likely next victim. Moving swiftly between Peckham and Parliament Hill, Stoke Newington and Soho, this intricately plotted thriller is shot through with the mood of a basement jazz club at 1am. Inspired by "The Third Man," it transforms London into a noir landscape full of fast-talking antagonists, matchless and smart-as-whip femmes fatales, and a River Thames that plays as big a part in the action as any other character."