The 24 Hour Jazz Cafe

Mitch Johnson returns to his home town where he tells his lifelong friend, Rupert Watts, that a young woman is going to be murdered. Mitch thinks that the killing will mirror that of a schoolgirl fifteen years earlier, a crime Mitch himself was suspected of committing. With no idea when the murder will take place, or who the victim is, the friends endeavour to find the girl before she comes to harm. But they must also contend with Don Hague, a senior council member and central figure in the dark underbelly of the town. Don holds Mitch responsible for the ruin of his career and his reputation in the town and is bent on violent revenge. But the police are watching Mitch, and they are also watching Don Hague. Who is the girl Mitch is convinced will die? How is her death linked to the schoolgirl murder? Is Don Hague, or any of his associates, involved? Can Mitch and Rupert convince the police to take them seriously before it’s too late to save a girl’s life? The 24 Hour Jazz Cafe is the first in a series of crime thrillers to feature Mitch and Rupert.