** Available for pre-order. To be published 2 November 2026. Delivery soon afterwards. **
A shooting at a funeral and the theft of a Stradivarius violin lead private investigator Rockburn to investigate motorcycle gang The Red Angels.
After a concert by far-right pop duo Strangle, a wave of violence hits Manchester. At the wake for Rockburn’s friend and popular tattooist, a shot rings out . . . Rockburn spots the shooter . . . and gives chase up a scaffold . . . over a rooftop . . . to a waiting motorbike . . .
No longer a police officer, and in his second major case as a PI, Rockburn is forced to develop a new arsenal of tactics.
The second book in the Rockburn series from the author of The Trail.
Early praise . . .
‘Rockburn rides again . . . with posses of Hell’s Angels, bad rappers, and a missing violin. Every page packed with gritty authenticity. James Ellson writes superbly; a terrific read.’ (Edwina Currie)