Retired judge Sandy Fraser is shot dead outside the local pub. He's not a popular man locally. And there was a witness to his murder - but the number one suspect has vanished into thin air.

DCI Oldroyd has plenty of disgruntled locals, but nobody can be placed at the scene. And when the local shopkeeper is killed in an identical attack by a different perpetrator who also vanished. Oldroyd and his team really have their work cut out

Excellent, a real page turner

An enjoyable read and an interesting twist in the tale. I had no idea who did it until the end - the story pulls you in and keeps you guessing. Really good book

It is a decent Police Procedural, with reasonable and believable characters and a clever plot. It is certainly worth a wet afternoon read, even if it does not keep you up until 4am to finish it.

I enjoyed it and would happily read more by the author.

Murders in Yorkshire village. Detective Oldroyd has a witness who saw a murderer od retired judge but he had no motive to do it. And the old judge wasn't so innocent too. Many villagers had plenty of motives to kill him. And then another murder.

Classic "whodunnit" novel. I enjoyed the atmosphere and characters.