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sandin954's review
3.0
This is the third and perhaps the last book in the Frank Elder series which is too bad since I am finally warming up to his character. As in the previous two books, Frank is called in to help look into a murder that has a few striking similarities to an unsolved case he worked on many years before while he was still on the Nottingham police force.
claudia2945's review
3.0
Pretty good mystery...adequate for keeping your mind off world events! Probably be reading more of his books.
mazer_31's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
canadianbookworm's review
4.0
This is the second book I've read featuring Frank Elder, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Elder has left the force and lives in a cottage in Cornwall. His ex-wife asks him to do a favour for a friend of hers whose sister appears to be missing, and he returns to check out what might have happened to the woman. He also spends some time reconnecting with his daughter Katherine.
When the woman eventually turns up, dead and in her own bed, Frank is reminded of a case eight years earlier and teams up with the local police force to investigate. Lots of interesting characters and a good story kept my interest going.
Elder has left the force and lives in a cottage in Cornwall. His ex-wife asks him to do a favour for a friend of hers whose sister appears to be missing, and he returns to check out what might have happened to the woman. He also spends some time reconnecting with his daughter Katherine.
When the woman eventually turns up, dead and in her own bed, Frank is reminded of a case eight years earlier and teams up with the local police force to investigate. Lots of interesting characters and a good story kept my interest going.
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