I enjoy crime and mystery stories with a mix of past and present and this one was no exception. I have read all the previous Wesley Peterson novels but I did not feel I needed to know anything about previous books to enjoy this one. A man is found dead in his hotel room and at first it appears he could have committed suicide but closer inspection reveals he was stabbed. DI Wesley Peterson and his boss, Gerry Heffernan are soon on the case and they find it has links to at least one cold case – the murder of a child at a holiday camp some years ago.
As is usual with this series, Neil Watson, Wesley’s friend from university days when they were both studying archaeology is involved in a local dig and discovers human remains. I enjoyed the way the various cases involved were carefully linked between past and present and I didn’t work out who was behind present day murder at all until almost the end of the book. The finale is nail bitingly tense.
I didn’t think this book held my attention as much as some of the previous books in the series but it definitely was worth reading and I think I may find that a second reading brings out things I missed in this first reading. If you like past and present murders in the same book then you may enjoy this well written series with its likeable characters.
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