Detective Ratso is still reeling from his last success but now his next case will require him to put his life on the line.
A gang with the muscle that only money and fear can buy is fixing international sports. Billions are being staked.

Investigating this is a labour of love for the London detective but when an international sporting god is murdered, Ratso understands the message: defy the fixers at your peril! The trail points Ratso towards Dubai and India where illegal bookies operate a global black-market.

When Ratso uncovers the unthinkable - a plot to fix one of the world's biggest sporting events - the dangers stack even higher.
But something doesn't add up, testing Ratso's confidence as much as his instincts.

Once again supported by his police colleagues, the investigation twists and turns until fresh evidence points to the USA. Here, his long-distance lover, Detective Kirsty-Ann Webber of the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, yet again proves her invaluable intellect.
In a race against time, Ratso realises that only he can prevent a global sporting crisis.

WHAT THEY'VE SAID ABOUT THE RATSO SERIES

"Gripping, action-packed thriller."
- Peter James - Voted the Best Crime Author of all Time

***** "Engenders the same get-to-the-end compulsion as does a HARLAN COBEN crime suspense novel."

***** "People just love your books - you are getting an unusually high percentage of high-rankings."
- M J Rose - New York Times Best-Selling Author.

***** "In Dead Fix, Douglas Stewart takes you as close as you'll want to get to the high-stakes, high-risk world of top level fixing."
- Simon Toyne, author of best-selling Sanctus Trilogy.

***** "Wow! What a page turner!"
***** "Thoroughly engrossing and exciting story!"
***** "Five star plus."
***** "An excellent story involving a modern crime."
***** "Couldn't put it down."
***** "The reader is caught up in the race to the clever, action-packed finish that takes everyone by surprise."
***** "Fantastic reading!"
***** "Well-written, and well researched."
***** "Another great case for Ratso!"
***** "Got a great twist to it!"
***** "Excellent read"
***** "A fantastic book, wonderfully well written."