In Judge, Jury & Executioner, book three in the trilogy, a veteran US secretary of state involves Drongo in a complex investigation. His mission – to find a mole within one of the world’s most powerful political organisations, the secretive Bilderberg Club. As Drongo delves into the case, a gang of professional hitmen are drawing ever closer to their prey. It requires all the detective’s skill to escape his pursuers, but suddenly success slips out of his grasp and Drongo is cornered by the killers…
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