The Hollow Men (Dr Harry Kent 1)Dr Harry Kent. Former Army medic, hospital registrar, police surgeon, drug addict and defender of anyone the world would rather brush aside. His critics say he has a weakness for lost causes. Usually his police work means minor injuries and mental health assessments. But Solomon Idris's case is different. Solomon Idris has taken eight people hostage in a chicken takeaway, and is demanding a lawyer and a BBC reporter. Harry is sent in to treat the

is more urgent than ever

doesn't show up

Will he take it up

moving and deeply humane

' Santa Montefiore'Wonderful storytelling

At once lyrical and farcical

police-killer and as his country's Robin Hood

pays a social visit to an old friend

It will make you count your blessings

quite literally on her own doorstep

Even in a city where crime is commonplace

innovative novel charts the intimacies and disappointments of a family trying to hold itself together