A German national has been murdered and Chief Inspector Charlie Woodend,
and DS Bob Rutter are on scene to investigate. It occurred near the
hotel maintained by British Chemical Industries. They are guided by
Inspector Tim Chatterton, whom they have worked with before. The local
cops are sure that they have the culprit in custody.
It appears
that the victim had been brought in by BCI to find ways to reduce
staff. Could this have been the reason or his murder? Was Schulz, the
victim, afraid of The Dark Lady, a local ghost? As Woodend questions
the workers at BCI, he send Rutter off to investigate the BCI plant in
Hereford. Rutter also is tasked with investigating where the victim has
been a POW. Woodend then sends him to Bavaria in search of more
information.
Information gleaned by Rutter in Germany sends
Woodend to Liverpool to follow up on a possible lead. Rutter comes up
with surprising information in a little church in Bavaria. With what
Woodend has discovered in Liverpool, he is able to solve the crime.
However, author Sally Spencer throws the reader a real curveball in the
final pages. An excellent read, hard to put down.
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