<h2>People can't simply vanish into thin air... can they?</h2><p><br></p><p>A missing hiker. A covert drugs operation. A ticking clock. And one seriously pissed off Detective Inspector!</p><p><br></p><p>When an elderly hiker fails to return home,&nbsp;<strong>DCI Frank Finnegan</strong>&nbsp;assigns the task to his brightest officer- Detective Inspector Prisha Kumar. What initially turns out to be a missing persons case soon becomes far more baffling and suspicious.</p><p><br></p><p>Meanwhile, DS Zac Stoker is on an&nbsp;<strong>undercover operation</strong>&nbsp;aimed at disrupting the importation of illicit drugs by sea. He's supposed to be a back-up. Another set of eyes and ears, helping an&nbsp;<strong>unwholesome</strong>&nbsp;character from&nbsp;<strong>Police Scotland</strong>. But he's soon dragged into a dangerous game of cat and mouse.</p><p><br></p><p>DCI Finnegan must manage his limited resources, cool frayed tempers, massage injured egos, and ultimately piece together two different&nbsp;<strong>deadly puzzles</strong>&nbsp;before it's too late! With his superiors conspiring to put him out to pasture, can he&nbsp;<strong>catch a killer,</strong>&nbsp;bust a drugs ring, and end speculation about his retirement?</p><p><br></p><p>Set in the rugged and atmospheric countryside of North Yorkshire,</p><p><br></p><h4><strong><span></span>Vertigo Alley is Book 3 in the DCI Finnegan series.</strong></h4>