A wonderful, wonderful book to end a superb series from an author who will be sadly missed. Jim Daley has been promoted and is about to move from Kinloch back to the city but his wife is not happy. They go on a trip to London in an attempt for Jim to persuade her to accompany him. While there the unthinkable happens and Jim is in serious trouble. Brian Scott flies to the rescue but even he might not be able to help his old friend this time. I am heartbroken that there is going to be no more Jim Daley. It has been a great series and I think this has been the best book yet. The characters are as fresh as they were on page one of book one and feel like old friends. The plot of this book was fantastic. So tense with so many twists and turns I feel dizzy. Denzil has certainly finished the series with a bang not a whimper. A superb author who will be greatly missed by many many people. I recommend all his books and am truly envious of those who are new to the series. Enjoy!
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read an advance copy. All opinions are my own.

Oh my goodness. Just when you think this series can’t get any better, it does. Denzil Meyrick has created a hist of people I care about and this went straight to the top of my tbr. I finished it in a couple of sittings. No spoilers here, but this starts with somber graveyard scene as we attend the burial of an old Kinloch resident. Brian is now elevated to Inspector but retains his wit and bumbling ways. I live his malapropisms. They never feel contrived and add depth to his character. Jim Daley now has a wider remit and is still with Liz, his challenging wife. He’s away to London for a short break when the unthinkable happens…a frantic call from Jim to Brian telling him he’s killed Liz.
The sets of a series of tense scenes as Kinloch police are made aware of events in London and everyone tries to make sense of events. Meyrick keeps the chapters short and snappy. They’re tense and at the end of each, it’s difficult to resist the just one more. Dialogue remains sharp and well observed. Familiar characters play their part in an investigation which looks into how the past has reverberated into the present. It’s brilliant. Skilfully plotted and everything I hoped for in a series which packs a punch with every outing. My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an early review copy.

This is one of those ‘just one more chapter’ books, you need to know what’s going to happen, yet savour the excellent writing at the same time. It’s no wonder that this writer has such a good reputation. Fabulous slightly larger than life characters (in a good way), which makes you really care about them. Brilliant.