Manon has settled back into life in Cambridgeshire, but unfortunately the same can’t be said for adopted son Fly. Whilst she’s perfectly happy working on cold cases, Fly is finding it difficult to fit in.
When a man is stabbed to death, it shocks Manon to realise the victim and the prime suspect are too close to home for comfort.
Can Manon put aside her feelings for her family for long enough to solve the case?
After not being entirely captivated by the first instalment in this series, I was happy enough to proceed to the second due to the brilliant protagonist. I find Manon to be highly relatable, and thoroughly enjoy her normalcy, and often comedic one liners.
As with the first, I felt this storyline was somewhat lacking and there doesn’t seem to be much punch for a book of the police procedural/crime genre. There is definitely more emphasis on the characters’ lives as opposed to the actual subject of the case.
I assume from the ending there is still more instore for DS Manon and her family, which I will be keen to continue with, but again if you like gritty crime this probably isn’t the one for you.
** Thanks to HarperCollins UK, via NetGalley, for this ARC **