Just One Evil Act (Inspector Lynley 18)

When Hadiyyah Upman disappears from London, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers is as devastated as the girl's father. They are her close friends, but since the child is with her mother, nothing can be done. Five months later, Hadiyyah is kidnapped from an open air market in Lucca, triggering an investigation in the full glare of media spotlight.Her superior officer DI Thomas Lynley is assigned to handle a situation made delicate by racial issues, language difficulties, and the determination of an Italian magistrate to arrest and convict someone for the crime.