No Trace: A Brock and Kolla Mystery: 8 (Brock and Kolla Mysteries 8)

Cited as one of the top ten crime novels of 2006 (Kirkus Reviews) No Trace is the finest novel yet by one of best crime novelists of our time.. In a London neighborhood known for its artists and bohemian style six year old Tracey Rudd is abducted from her home without any warning or sign of violence. She is the third child abucted under similar circumstances in recent weeks. . But this case is different. She is the daughter of notorious contemporary artist Gabriel Rudd best known for the grotesque Dead Puppies a work centered around his wifes suicide five years earlier. While Rudd exploits Traceys abduction as an inspiration for a major new work in his upcoming exhibit D.C.I. David Brock and Detective Sergeant Kathy Kolla hunt for the missing girls kidnapper who is suspiciously connected to the eccentric community of artists dealers and collectors in the neighborhood.