OBSESSIONS CAN TURN DEADLY. Eric Ward has a new client: Dieter Barschell. He's an ex-professional footballer charged with dealing drugs at a Newcastle racecourse. Eric secures bail for his client. He also precipitates a murder investigation. While defending Barschell, Eric antagonizes one of the prosecution witnesses, DCI Charlie Spate. Can the two men work together to try to resolve this mess? This time Eric's client has connections that stretch far beyond Tyneside. He soon finds himself having to protect a German journalist, Hannah Witt, who believes the case is connected to her homeland. Will he be able to tie up all the loose ends before more people get hurt?
