by Steven Shepherd (Author)
The Long Game is a relentless, hard-hitting crime thriller that ensnares the reader from the first page and doesn't let go until the final, jaw-dropping twist.
The story opens with DCI Michael Dack, a figure as enigmatic as he is chilling, seen abducting a young girl-a moment that sets the tone for the harrowing journey ahead. Nearly three years later, Dack is appointed to lead a task force investigating this crime, alongside a series of similar, unspeakable offences against young girls across London.
As the investigation unfolds, the line between ally and adversary blurs. Is Dack a rogue detective working deep undercover to expose a hidden network, or is he something far darker? The more the taskforce delves into the horrors at play, the more the doubt around Dack's involvement grows-until his colleagues begin to suspect that he may not just be part of the investigation, but part of the very problem they're hunting. As suspicions mount and the walls close in, the question becomes ever more urgent: is Dack a man on the edge, or is he the mastermind of a far more sinister game?