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‘An engrossing, slickly plotted policier that will leave you wanting more’\u00c2\u00a0TOM BENJAMIN, author of the Daniel Leicester mysteries<\/strong><\/p>\n

A HEADLESS MAN. A MISSING GIRL. A LIFE RULED BY SECRETS.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When a decapitated body washes up on the banks of the River Loire in the ancient city of Tours, the reluctant\u00c2\u00a0juge d’instruction\u00c2\u00a0<\/em>Matthieu Lombard is brought in to lead the investigation.<\/p>\n

But when Lombard’s young niece appears, the inquiry changes course. Suddenly immersed in another world – one of eco-terrorism, bio-medical research, French aristocracy and the violent forgotten underbelly of society – Lombard begins to make unexpected connections.<\/p>\n

Can the brutal murder of a lonely man really be justified by a noble cause? Or are good intentions hiding darker motives, more cynical and more deadly?<\/p>\n

The second book in the gripping new crime series from The Times<\/em>-bestselling author of Death and Croissants<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When the decapitated body of a lonely man washes up on the River Loire,\u00c2\u00a0Lombard’s investigation draws him into the world of eco-terrorism, bio-medical research, French aristocracy and a violent plan to save the planet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[40],"product_tag":[26864,27028,26815,26830],"class_list":{"0":"post-111912","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","5":"product_cat-undefined","6":"product_tag-crime-mystery-hard-boiled-crime-noir-fiction","7":"product_tag-classic-crime-fiction","8":"product_tag-crime-mystery-police-procedural","9":"product_tag-modern-contemporary-fiction","10":"pa_book_author-moore-ian","11":"pa_cover-paperback","12":"pa_dewey-823-92-edition23","13":"pa_edition-1st-paperback-ed","14":"pa_imprint-duckworth","15":"pa_language-english","16":"pa_pages-8306","17":"pa_publisher-duckworth","18":"pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","20":"first","21":"instock","22":"taxable","23":"shipping-taxable","24":"purchasable","25":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\nDead Behind the Eyes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"'An engrossing, slickly plotted policier that will leave you wanting more'\u00c2\u00a0TOM BENJAMIN, author of the Daniel Leicester mysteriesA HEADLESS MAN. 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