When Norman Ossler is found dead in his home, his head blown apart by gunshot, there are few people to mourn: Ossler was an intensely unlikeable man, a blackmailer and as foul-tempered as they come. Nevertheless, Detective Chief Inspector Hennessey and Detective Sergeant Yellich are duty-bound to investigate and hopefully bring the murderer to justice. The trouble is, there are any number of suspects who had opportunity, motive and no alibi, and they can’t simply charge everyone…. This is the third of the Hennessey and Yellich novels, from 2001, and as with the previous two books, the story is intricate and the characters are well-drawn and utterly believable. I’m also enjoying the fact that with each book, we learn a little bit more about our main characters’ lives, for example that Yellich has an intellectually disabled son and Hennessey could never move from his house because his wife’s ashes are scattered in the garden and he has a need to talk with her every evening. Most enjoyable! ( )