Detective Garda Sergeant Mike West and Detective Garda Pete Andrews have
been called out to a churchyard where a body has been found on top of a
grave. The pathologist, Dr. Niall Kennedy thinks that the man has been
dead about ten hours.
The men assigned to examine the area quickly locate the murder weapon,
which was a large kitchen knife. The killer must have been very
confident to have dropped it so close nearby.
The words on a note found in the pocket of of the victim seem to have a
profound effect on the woman who found the body, but she refuses to
admit anything to West.
Through connections, Andrews discovers the identity of the victim. His
name is that of a man who is missing and apparently the husband of the
woman who found him. Why didn’t she recognise him? Checking the file
of the missing man shows that it is not the same man. West returns to
the hone of the woman only to find that she is gone.
One of his team suggests that the words on the note is a place in
Cornwall, so West travels there and surprisingly finds the missing woman
there. She too was there chasing what she thought her husband had
hinted at in the note.
West learns a bit about the missing man from the woman, but more from a
call from Andrews. Apparently he is a con artist and is currently
married to someone else. Back in Cornwall, he discovers that the
missing man has now been killed. What is the connection between the
two?
Will West and his team find the connection and thereby discover the
killer before he kills again? Author Valerie Keogh has created an
interesting plot that doesn’t just involve murder that crosses
international boundaries, but also has a deeper crime involved. Keogh
definitely catches the reader’s attention and holds it. A thoroughly
enjoyable read.
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