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- ISBN 9781739442187
- Publication Date: 06 Nov 2025
- Publisher: Cambium
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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When private investigator Rockburn discovers an abandoned child in a bus stop, he’s drawn into a world of people traffickers.
A truncated phone call from a distressed woman takes Rockburn to Fenwick Street in central Manchester. His first case after months of waiting. He discovers a young boy, but before he can ask questions, the two of them are being chased . . .
Being a detective had been easy for him – regular wages, backup, forensic help, intelligence databases. Being a PI is far harder, but he has no choice. He has to make it work, not only for himself, but for the boy.
The first in a new series from the author of The Trail.
James Ellson was a police officer for fifteen years, starting in London and finishing as a Detective Inspector at Moss Side in Manchester. When he left the police he started writing, and his debut novel The Trail was published in 2020.
Both The Trail and Cold Dawn were longlisted for the Boardman Tasker Award. Cold Summer concludes the Nepal trilogy, and Base Line is the fourth book in the DCI Castle series.
Rockburn is the first in a new series.
Born in Surrey, James now lives on a smallholding in the Peak District, which includes bees and an orchard.
