Pappas lilla flicka

The axe was too kind
papa deserved to suffer
rest in peace, puppy.

I read this book because I wanted to start at the beginning of this famous series I'd heard so much about. I found the Lynley and Havers characters well drawn as individuals and interesting together. However the plot was familiar and the resolution unnecessarily voyeuristic. I'll read the next in the series to see if this is a fluke or a feature.

Beautifully written but the end was horribly unexpected. Noooot a light-hearted crime novel.