DCI Charlie Priest has been handed a murder case where the victim has
been brutally murdered. He recognises a tattoo on her buttocks; she had
been a nude model when he was studying art. The team finds out who the
victim had been living with up until a year earlier. Priest speaks to
the man and finds out the significance of the tattoo. A previous
boyfriend had arranged for it. The former is sure the latter had killed
her.
Policing isn't just about murder cases, and Charlie has another case he
has undertaken. One of the senior police officers was forced to resign
because he had forbidden images on his computer. He is sure that they
were planted there, but he is unable to prove it. Charlie is determined
to help him. Later, an MP commits suicide for similar reasons. When a
woman is arrested for drink driving, her story turns out to be very
similar to his senior officer's.
The team finds the accused murderer, but after Charlie and his DS, Dave
Sparkington, have interviewed him, they are not so sure that they have
the right man. However, author Stuart Pawson has Charlie and the team
working hard to solve this crime, while Charlie does some delicate work
of his own to figure out the other. A very good, quick read.
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