Songbird

DS Chris Waters has received a very early call from his DCI to attend a crime scene, the very first time that he has been put in charge.  While Waters supervises the SOCOs at the scene and organises the uniforms to protect the area DCI Alison Reeves and DI Simon Terek begin working at the nearby caravan camp.  They also have a tentative identity of the victim.  She had been staying there.

One of the guests at the camp has left early before the police can question him.  Upon checking his name, Terek discovers that he is a registered sex offender.

DC Serena Butler is given the responsibility of attending the autopsy.  She learns that the victim was not sexually assaulted.

Waters has a gut instinct that the brother-in-law of the victim may be involved, but he doesn’t have enough evidence to back it up.  However, the investigation is thrown askew when DNA evidence points to a young man with Down’s Syndrome.  Waters isn’t sure about the direction the investigation is now headed.  He turns to his former mentor, David Smith, for advice.

At this same time, Waters learns that Revves is going on sick leave, and that DCI Cara Freeman will be taking over as SIO.  Will she give Waters the same latitude Reeves had given him in the investigation?

Author Peter Grainger has written a very good “whodunnit”.  I am new to his writing and thoroughly enjoyed this murder mystery.  It was hard to put down.  I highly recommend it.

I will have to read the series that comes before this particular series now, and I look forward to doing that.