Called out to a holiday home in Pwllheli, DI Ian Drake and DS Sara Morgan face a gruesome sight. The M.O. Is the same as a jailed serial killer, the so called Alphabet Killer. Did he have an accomplice, is it a copycat and why target these people. Questions to answer before Drake and his team can catch the killer.
An entertaining and well-written crime story. ( )

Another murder in Wales.
Goodness, book 6 already. This is the furthest I have ever got through a series. And I'm sure that one of the reasons I've become so invested with this particular series is the sultry Welsh tones of the narrator, Richard Elfyn. No disrespect meant to the author, but what better combination is there that an excellent author supported by the perfect narrator?

I now know Inspector Drake well enough that I would recognise him if I were to pass him in the street. Unfortunately I'm a long way from his Welsh haunts (and I'm not allowed out on the street anyway!). He is currently on his third side-kick, Sara. (Has the author worked his way through the previous contenders and decided Sara is the best fit?) I like Sara, but if I'm honest, she has less character than her predecessors. Hopefully we are going to get to know her a bit better now that Drake has a new lady in his life, the lovely Annie.

So, on to the investigation that is the central theme of the book. An eminent barrister is found murdered in his holiday home, in a fashion that reminds Drake of a particularly nasty series of past murders. (Murders in Wales do seem to be rather brutal and exhibitionist, I must admit, and they rarely come singly either). Over the course of the Easter holiday, Drake and Sara battle against false leads and conflicting information, to find an explanation for this death and prevent further loss of life.

I was listening to this over the Easter period, which made it all the more poignant, but it was the ending of the book that raised this from a 4 to 5 star read and cost me an hour and a half of sleep. I now have book 7 lined up and I am very much looking forward to spending more time with Drake and Sara. ( )

Just when Inspector Drake was relaxing in his out-of-work life, a body is found. Strangely reminiscent of a serial killer who was already been caught, this murder brings some questions. Is this a copycat killer, or did he had an accomplice who is now ready to finish the work?

A very gripping read, with the usual well-detailed setting and attractive characters this is a book that will keep you entertained until the end.

I received an ARC of this book, and this is my honest and voluntary review. ( )