This book caught me at the end of a long run of non stop reading when my attention was wandering away to other things, and it took me a while to get into it. I like the fact that this series is continuing and growing, changing direction as the characters change. This book also delves into Richard Thornhill's past dealing with his time with the Palestinian police after the Second World War. This was the bit that caused my mind to wander the most though, I didn't quite get to grips with the cast of the back story. On the whole a pretty good read though.

This book is the latest in the 'Lydmouth' series of crime novels and is of particular interest in that it throws light on Richard Thornhill's earlier life. Andrew Taylor again brings Lydmouth to life for us in what must be his best novel yet in this fantastic series ( )

2.5* ( )