Wesley and Pam are on vacation in Carcassonne when he bumps into an old acquaintance from
his university days. Ian Rowe was always Wesley's antithesis, and nobody was surprised when he
failed his exams and left the course early. Now he seems to be down on his luck, but his main
reason for wanting to talk to Wesley is that he is worried about his girlfriend Nadia, who has
disappeared. When Ian also vanishes it looks as though he wasn’t paranoid—but can it have
any connection with the discovery back in Devon involving a woman being burned to death in a
field where archaeologists are just going to start digging?
I always look forward to hearing that another book has come out
in this truly excellent series. There is so much to enjoy in these
novels—an authentic setting in modern Devon (I can vouch for
this as I live there), a fascinating murder mystery with links to
the past, a chance to catch up with what the various characters
are doing and 100% pure police procedural pleasure. There never
seems to be a wasted word; everything that happens is germane to
the solution and I have to be forcibly prised away from one of these
books once started... they aren’t short either! If you want to read
a good modern detective series with an added archaeological dimension
then this fits the bill. You need to start at the beginning with
The Merchant’s House (Amazon US
|| UK)
though, as one of the most enjoyable features of this series is
watching the characters develop. Very highly recommended.
An
Hallowed Grave #3
The
Bone Garden #5
A
Perfect Death #13
The
Flesh Tailor #14
The
Shadow Collector #17
The
Shroud Maker #18
House
of Eyes #20
The
Mechanical Devil #22