France, early April 1986 and fifty-four-year-old John Lyon, newly retired Detective Inspector from Nottingham, breaks his journey in the eastern Pyrenees where he stumbles across a strange, half-hidden house and an intriguing name on its letter box.This attractive, wheelchair-bound woman with a new name and nationality, soon draws him into her world shaped by a tragic past. As that past catches up and enemies draw closer, who is lying? Who tells the truth? Who has most to lose?But John has fallen in love and is also a target. Only La Chasse, a hunt to the death in wild scrubland, where loyal Frenchmen have also entered the night. Where shocking truths will be revealed, and blood will be shed. The Nighthawk is a dark, enthralling thriller that grips from start to finish. Recommended for fans of Gillian Flynn, Bernard Minier and Manda Scott.