This is the 3rd in this series and I have read all 3. The location in Wales is described so well that at times it is brooding and menacing and at other times absolutely beautiful (when it's not raining).
The characters are well drawn and I have an image in my mind of all of them. The camaraderie and banter within the team is a reflection of how well they gel and work as a team. This does not stop them from being professional and serious when the need arises. Who would not love the quietly intelligent Rhys and the biscuit-dunking Gil? Rhys has the unfortunate habit of getting injured on duty (especially when working with DCI Warlow), and he sports a black eye throughout this book which he managed to get in a Rugby match.
The victim is a doctor who has been struck off and whose body is found washed up on the beach by 2 young boys. As the investigation proceeds it transpires there is a long queue of suspects all with more than sufficient reasons to hit him over the head and leave him to drown. The investigation procedure is excellent and none of the officers take anything at face value.
The underlying mystery about Evan Warow's health issues is revealed in this book, which explains a lot.
Why just 3 stars? There are a number of reasons.
Roughly half way through the book, 2 of the characters meet and are talking about having done something that they had no choice but to do. This appears as though they are responsible for the murder. It transpires that this wasn't the case, but this is a red herring which was never explained.
Partway through the book one of the characters, Fiona Needham, becomes Fiona Beecham all of a sudden. She then reverts to Needham. Later, a male hotel receptionist called Jakov becomes Jacov and reverts to Jakov on the same page! This is very distracting. I note that the 3 books in this series were published within a short space of time. This is bound to result in poor proof reading and editing. I would sooner wait longer for the next book.
Finally, the dialogue has become stilted. For example 'I did not.' 'He has not.' And so on. I didn't notice this in the first 2 books, again poor editing.
Apart from that it was a good read.
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