Gone Tomorrow

In
the heart of Shepherd's Bush, London-Slider's patch-a groundskeeper
discovers a well-dressed man seated on a children's swing. Problem is,
the man is dead, a single, perfect stab-wound to the heart. Even more
mysteriously, someone has clearly rummaged through the man's pockets-but
left behind over a thousand pounds in cash.
Initial
investigations confront a wall of silence, but this only fuels Slider
and his team's determination to solve the case before it gets taken off
their hands and they face failure on their own doorstep. The task is
made no easier by Slider's qualms over his long-distance romance, or by
Detective Superintendent Fred "The Syrup" Porson's mysterious absence
from work for the first time in as long as Slider remembers.
As
Slider unearths the victim's sordid lifestyle of debts, drugs, and
dodgy deals, the trail leads the police through London's neighborhoods,
from the seedy pubs of Shepherd's Bush through the brothels of Notting
Hill to the mansions of Holland Park. As they probe deeper the body
count rises and Slider suspects the machinations of a crime baron who
will stop at nothing to keep his identity hidden.