DS Kathleen Doyle has wheedled permission from her husband, DCI Acton,
to work on a case where pregnant women are being killed and their fetus
taken. Is the perpetrator looking for the perfect baby, as the current
victim is the fourth in a series.
Hoping to get further information at a nearby clinic, Doyle and Acton
come across another murder scene. The man who opens the door to them
immediately makes a run for it when a PC identifies him by a different
name than which he had given to Doyle and Acton.
Whilst helping DS Munoz on another case, involving the death of a nun,
Doyle discovers a similarity, which might mean that her killer is also
killing nuns.
Acton and Doyle are then called out to Surrey to investigate another
murder, which has similarities to the previous one. In the course of
her investigation, Doyle comes across information that points to a
criminal who has some connection to her husband and an ongoing
investigation into corruption amongst senior police.
Author Anne Cleeland has many twists to her plot, that one can only
think about Walter Scott’s “Oh what a tangled web we weave... when we
first practice to deceive.” when it comes to the character of DCI
Acton. A thoroughly enjoyable read.
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