Though this is the 10th in the Monika Panitowski series, it is the first for me, and I am an instant fan. I started reading this book on www.dearreader.com web site and went on to order it for my Kindle. It's a good read, hard to put down. I really like the British detective, Monika Panitowski, her sidekick, Meadows, a rather unconventional person, even more so than Monika, and the good and steady Bereson. The backstory of Monica being the recent mother of twins as the result of an unreported and unknown to her colleagues gang rape adds quite a bit of mystery and intrigue too. This series is British, procedural, and set in the 70's which carries its own set of assumptions, and is built around a case of murder in the light of spousal abuse, a generational thing. It really is a satisfying whodunnit with some interesting twists and even more interesting characters, major and minor. ( )

The characters are unforgettable. A great, the mystery is solved by using forensics ,proper procedures and of course your brain and common sense.

***This book was received in exchange for an honest review**** ( )