Sunday, July 20, 2014

The Cipher Garden

Chief inspector Hannah Scarlett and her cold case team have been sent a note about the murder of Warren Howe, accusing his wife of being the culprit.  Is there enough evidence to reopen the case?  DS Nick Lowther, who had been in on the initial investigation, feels that the case isn't worth re-opening.

It is years on and now, quite suddenly, the family of the victim are getting anonymous hate letters.  Thrown into the mix is historian Daniel Kind, a friend of Scarlett's.  Once he learns of the investigation, he decides to surreptitiously help the chief inspector.  Kind is also trying to organise the garden of the cottage he and his partner, Miranda, recently purchased.  There is a mystery in the garden that the historian/detective in Daniel would like to solve.

A suicide in the community throws everyone for a loop.  Is it tied to the original murder?  As the investigation progresses, DS Lowther throws a spanner in the works.  This isn't the only surprise author Martin Edwards has in store for the reader before drawing this murder mystery to a conclusion.  A thoroughly good read.

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