The Tower, previously published as Post Mortem, is now a major ITV drama. ‘Draws you in and doesn’t let you go. A must read.’ Rosamund Lupton She could not escape the horror of it: falling unstoppably, irretrievably until the hard concrete reaches up. That last glimpse of them at the edge. A long-serving beat cop in the Met and a teenage girl fall to their deaths from a tower block in London’s East End. Left alive on the roof are a five-year-old boy and rookie police officer, Lizzie Griffiths. Within hours, Griffiths has disappeared, and DS Sarah Collins sets out to uncover the truth around the grisly deaths, in an investigation which takes her into the dark heart of policing in London.‘Absorbing’ Sunday TImes‘Thrilling’ Weekend Sport‘Thought-provoking’ Literary Review

About the AuthorKate London graduated from Cambridge University and moved to Paris where she trained in theatre. In 2006 Kate joined the Metropolitan Police Service. She finished her career working as part of a Major Investigation Team on SC&O1 – the Metropolitan Police Service’s Homicide Command. She resigned from the MPS in August 2014. Her debut novel Post Mortem was published by Corvus in 2015.ReviewsAn absorbing debut… The author vividly re-creates the everyday experience of uniformed police… The result is a complex novel that offers rare insights into how the police operate. * Sunday Times *Knowledgeable, thoughtful, sensitive and well written… The changing priorities of policing and the evolving prejudices of society in general are ever-present undercurrents in this excellent and thought-provoking novel. * Literary Review *A complex, intelligent, thrilling crime novel by a debut author, from a real serving detective in the Metropolitan Police’s murder squad. * Weekend Sport *Intelligent, atmospheric, captivating – this book draws you in and doesn’t let you go. A must read. – Rosamund Lupton * Rosamund Lupton *Book InformationISBN 9781838955885Author Kate LondonFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint CorvusPublisher Atlantic BooksWeight(grams) 258gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 22mm