"The Salton Killings" start with two gruesome murders. Chief Inspector
Charlie Woodend is sent in by Scotland Yard, along with a new DS Bob
Rutter to investigate.
Woodend is sure that the victim's best
friend is holding back information. However, the investigation must
continue. His team discover that there had been another murder of a
young woman in Salton during the war. Many felt that her American
boyfriend had done it, but there was no postmortem conducted at the
behest of her father. Was something being hidden? More questions arise
than answers.
The murderer returns to the scene of the crime,
which Woodend has had locked up. He breaks in and is surprised by a
couple of cops, one of whom he bashes over the head and the other he
surprises in the police car by smashing in the wind screen. Woodend
wonders what the murderer was looking for.
When Woodend explores
the graveyard of the small town, he discovers two relatively new
graves. Both young girls, both drowned. He believes that the girls
were victims of the same murderer. They now have a serial killer, one
who is becoming more active.
Author Sally Spencer presents a
number of potential murderers throughout this mystery and completely
catches the reader off guard when the real culprit is discovered. A
very good read, and I look forward to the sequel.
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