Bebe originally landed in a remote area of Wales because she was on the run. She wanted to hide from the press and obnoxious paparazzi obsessed with her lagging singing career and the scandal associated with her divorce.

I would like to thank Netgalley and Canelo for an advance copy of The Body in the Snow, the fourth novel to feature DCI Craig Gillard of the Surrey Police. Joanna had met Greg, also an architect, at Hyland Edgar Driver firm in Winchester. They later moved in together from 2009 and settled in Bristol when the company they both worked with moved there.The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies focused on Yeates’ landlord, who lived in the same building. Prior to Tabak’s arrest, Jefferies was falsely accused of Yeates’ murder and arrested, leading to widespread vilification in the media. He was eventually ruled out as a suspect, and as per The Guardian, was awarded “substantial” libel damages from eight newspapers. DCI Craig Gillard with the Surrey Police investigates the bludgeoning death of Tanvi Roy, a notable businesswoman and chief executive of Empire of Spice. Of course the main suspects are initially family members and the case is complicated by financial irregularities. There are many issues within this extremely wealthy Hindu family that includes heir apparent Harshil (Harry) Roy and two daughters, Prisha and Kiara. In addition, the list of possible killers extends to board members of the company, ex partners, personal assistants and others who are connected to the Roys. Gillard and his team begin their meticulous research into all aspects in this police procedural. Who killed Mrs. Roy and why? NO SPOILERS. A fellow blogger and excellent writer, Christoph Fischer, just ventured into my domain with his cozy mystery, The Body in the Snow. So of course I had to read the book! And Marston York is one of my favorite readers. He can handle a variety of accents...in one instance a mix of Persian, Afghani and Birmingham...I have no idea if he got it right, but it sounded sufficiently unique. A couple of detectives who tend to shirk their duties add to the problems. Gillard must keep on top of them.

I enjoy shifting points of view and each chapter rotated through an increasingly more interesting cast of characters. Pacing as I mentioned was steady yet with moments of acceleration. Descriptions were crisp and clean adding punch and clarity. Moss continued, “Tabak is now a convicted sex offender and this means an extensive range of protective measures can now be put in place to manage his criminal behaviour and protect those at risk.” His private life is a theme through the book. Sam is pregnant. His Aunt – what a piece of work! – lives across the road. Weird things are happening and Sam wants to sell up, Craig agrees but is immersed in his investigation which is not going too smoothly. This thread is a little creepy and ultimately very tragic for the couple. As someone who has read the previous book in this series, I was unnerved by the mentions of a particular character and look forward to seeing if this person plays a role in what looks like an excellent fifth installment, my appetite being whetted by the inclusion of an extract at the end of this book.My only regret was that the story finished; I hope the author does create a series (as indicated by the title).