A detective story with a touch of the supernatural. Jim Kelso is a detective with the Drugs Squad in London. He is good at his job but he has the unenviable reputation for bringing bad luck to those around him. The death of a fellow officer on a drugs bust is the last straw for his boss and Kelps finds himself working undercover in a remote Sussex fishing village.
Playing the part of an ornithologist undertaking research for a bird charity, Kelso is alone so he can't hurt anyone, or so it seems at first.
James Herbert is a great story teller, whatever the genre. I love the care he takes with his characters, even those who barely live longer than two pages.