From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. British author Eccles (
Untimely Graves) introduces a new sleuthing duo in this outstanding cozy police procedural. Alyssa Calvert, her three grown sons—businessman Chip, architect Mark, cellist Jonathan—and assorted others all live on the family estate, Membery Place, in the Chilterns near the village of Felsborough. When Chip's girlfriend Bibi is murdered and her young son goes missing, DI Dave Crouch and Sgt. Kate Colville step in to investigate. Mark's wife, Fran, inadvertently becomes involved when she looks into Mark's strange behavior on her own. Membery, an old mansion where pictures of the long deceased Judge Calvert still hang in judgment around every corner, hides any number of dark family secrets. What Fran discovers in her own contemporary house, built of glass cubes and designed by Mark, is even more disturbing. A fast-moving plot culminates in an ending that will surprise even the most astute mystery buff. While fans may miss the author's usual police team, Det. Supt. Gil Mayo and Abigail Moon, Crouch and Colville don't disappoint. Keen insight into all her characters, primary and secondary, plus realistic settings, make this one of Eccles's best.
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Review
'One of the stalwarts of British crime fiction'- Susanna Yager, Sunday Telegraph; 'Appeals to readers who appreciate an intriguing mystery, interesting subplots and rich characterisation, with keen insights into even secondary characters' - Publishers Weekly; 'Tidy plot, excellent scenes of West Midlands working life' - Mail on Sunday; 'Another crime cracker from Eccles, who would get the police seal of approval for her attention to detail' - Northern Echo; 'Eccles' lucid narrative and tension-building skills provide an intriguing outing for procedural fans' - Kirkus Reviews
