The Shadow Walker - Tapa dura

"Compulsive reading and the descriptions of Mongolia are richly enjoyable. I look forward to another bloodthirsty visit with Nergui as my guide." Independent (Independent)

Walters ably brings his uncommon setting to teeming life.' Guardian (Guardian)

Walters cuts between the search and the gagged victim with nail-biting skill. compulsive reading.' Independent (Independent)

Set in a country struggling to come to terms with the legacy of its past and the promise of its future, "The Shadow Walker" is a gripping thriller that introduces Inspector Nergui of the Mongolian Serious Crime squad. As winter's first snows fall on Ulaan Bataar, the mutilated body of a British geologist is found in the city's most expensive hotel, apparently the fourth victim of a serial killer. With political pressure to solve the crimes mounting, Nergui, ex-head of the Serious Crime squad, is ordered back to his former role, building an uneasy working relationship with his successor and protege, Doripalam, and with Drew McLeish, a senior British CID officer sent out to support the investigation. But the murders continue - leading the officers through the disused factories of the decaying city, out on to the steppes among nomadic herdsmen and illegal gold prospectors, and down into the barren landscapes of the Gobi. And then McLeish himself is kidnapped...