When
a mysterious man is found dead in a hotel room, it looks like
a simple case of sudden death. But when he is discovered to
have two separate identities the police are called in. Meanwhile,
Wesley's old college friend Neil is excavating the site of
a village that fell into the sea back in 1918. Wesley's boss
Gerry is still recuperating from his shooting earlier in the
year and is looking up cold cases, one of which might well
be rather hot
I look
forward to the next instalment of the Wesley Peterson series
and wish there was more than one a year. But this might mean
that the author took less time working on them, and that would
be a great shame. This is not a standard police procedural
as every tale has a link to the past and something bizarre
that lifts the story out of the prosaic and into the almost
fantastic. Almost, but not quite as there is nothing supernatural
here but a fine sense of the extraordinary in everyday life.
Murders bank up in the present, while a servant girl's diary
leads to a chilling conclusion. As with all series part of
the enjoyment is in discovering what the characters are up
to, and how their past actions are affecting the present.
Gerry chafes at his recuperation, Wesley reflects on the lack
of time spent with his family and Pam makes a new friend,
while Neil has a new woman in his sights. The archaeological
sites and cold cases link up with the present murders and
the story comes to a thrilling conclusion. This author has
a great storyteller style that makes her work into real page
turners. If you haven't read any of the series yet don't spoil
it by reading this one - start at the beginning.
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