A man is found dead, lying at the bottom of the stairs to his flat, his body blocking the door of the elderly woman who lives downstairs.
The worried landlord who finds the body seeks advice from his friend's wife - now Detective Inspector Ariadne Moralis. Something in his demeanour hints at a hidden secret.
When it becomes apparent that the body has been moved, it is clear the man's death was not an accident.
With only an elderly witness who seems hesitant to disclose all she heard unless the price is right, and a key suspect on the run having fled the scene, Ariadne finds herself grasping at straws.
DNA evidence supports the witness's claims that the victim had two girlfriends, Carly is unwilling to cooperate. Lauren is missing.
The motive remains unclear, and the case becomes a confounding maze of unanswered questions, pushing Ariadne to her limits.
Meanwhile, Geraldine Steel, adjusting to the routine of new motherhood, longs for the thrill of being at the centre of an investigation. As the body count grows, and every lead seems to turn out to be a dead end, the case quickly throws up more questions than answers, and Ariadne is rapidly out of her depth.
Can her friend Geraldine Steel help her uncover the truth?
I really enjoyed this book. I have read a few Leigh Russell, Geraldine Steel books before but not all of them and not the most recent ones but that did not matter that I wasn't 'up to date' with the series.
Whilst Geraldine is on maternity leave in this novel she still does provide a helping hand to Ariadne, and it is clear to see that she is missing being at work so it will be interesting to see what is happening and whether she is back in the next book, and if she is how that has gone down at home.
Ariadne is clearly doubting herself in her new role covering Geraldine but I found that I really liked her, she wasn't willing to give up and kept going with the leads that she had. The storyline itself was great to read - did we have one murderer or two? and who are they? It wasn't a clear cut answer and I loved the way Ariadne - with an odd nudge from Geraldine pieced it all together.
This was really well written and I loved the fact that the chapters are short as I always feel that it makes me read the book quicker! You can grab a copy here #Aff
Huge thanks to Random Things Tours & Leigh Russell for my place on the blog tour.
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