''A highly enjoyable game of cat-and-mouse with perfect period texture and some nicely wry humour'' The Guardian ''This playful caper is equally successful as a detailed culture-rich evocation of its period and an English reworking of Patricia Highsmith''s Ripley'' The Sunday Times London 1976. In Belgravia in the heat of summer Lee Jones a faded and embittered rock star is checking out a group of women through the heavy cigarette smoke in a crowded pub. He makes eye contact with one and winks. After allowing glances to linger for a while longer he finally moves towards her. In that moment his programme of terror - years in the making - has begun. Months later the first of the many chilling headlines to come appears: ''Police hunting winking killer. '' Meanwhile in France. Charles Underhill a wealthy Englishman living in Paris has good reason to be interested in the activities of the so-called Winking Killer. With a past to hide and his future precarious Charles is determined to discover the Winker''s identity. In the overheating cities of London Oxford Paris and Nice a game of cat and mouse develops and catching someone''s eye becomes increasingly perilous. But if no one dares look a killer can hide in plain sight. From ''a master of historical crime fiction'' (The Guardian) The Winker is a gripping thriller that won''t let you look away. . Language: English