Paperback
Published 2005 by Light Speed Press.
Paperback
Published 2005 by Light Speed Press.
"Anvard's upper classes have become quite blasé about the threat of kidnapping. There's even been talk about writing a convention to define ethical treatment of victims held for ransom, and prosecuting only those who don't abide by the rules. What's an honest cop to do in a world in which kidnapping is almost legal? That's what detective Smithson keeps asking himself--especially since his best witness is the one person no one will ever, ever believe"--Page 4 of cover.