In 1934 a woman was hanged for murdering her husband. Quite some time
later, her daughter, Jane Hartley QC, has asked the chief constable to
investigate the murder further because she believes that her mother was
framed for the murder. She Is sure that the criminal involved was the
police officer who investigated the case, and he is now a peer of the
realm. The chief constable hands this poisoned chalice to DCI Charlie
Woodend.
Woodend assembles his team, DS Monika Paniatowski and DI Bob Rutter.
Rutter has the case file and the team agree that the investigating
officer did not do a good job of interrogating the suspect. It was as
if he wanted to wrap up the investigation as quickly as possible for his
own purposes. Unfortunately for the team, Hartley decides to go to the
press with the story. It is at that point that the peer of the realm
sticks his nose in and threatens Woodend, not impressing Charlie one
bit.
This case brings a lot of revelations to the team, especially Monika.
However, it is the revelations that help clear up this gold case. Another
good, quick read in the DCI Charlie Woodend series by author Sally Spencer.
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