Unfortunately, the Man With No Face had languished on my TBR pile for a while. Well more fool me. For those of us who enjoy good old detective cases, where we have to follow the clues and watch the bodies pile up then this is right up your street.

The book is a reprint of an 80s novel, but its stood the test time. (Although I did giggle at people queuing up for a phone box at Brussels Airport.

Kale is a hit man hired to “hit” two men in Brussels. Go in do the job, collect your money, leave.

Bannerman a cynical Edinburgh journalist is banished to Brussels to dig up some dirt on the forthcoming British Parliamentary elections. There he stays with fellow journalist Slater, and his autistic daughter. However, Slater, a British Politician are found in apparent murder suicide, which turns out to be a hit. Unknown to the “hit man” the hit was witnessed by Slater's Autistic daughter. Whilst not able to communicate orally details of the hitman, she produces a very detailed drawing of the Man With No Face.

The plot is a very well-paced thriller with a race to get the Hitman before he gets to them. I really wasn’t disappointed and will be looking up more books by Peter May.

Thankyou Netgalley for my ARC in return for an honest review.