The Body in the Mist

I love a good crime book and for me The Body in the Mist was exactly that.

Detective Inspector Jan Talantire is called out to an unlit country lane where a body has been found lying face down in the ditch. When sealing off the crime scene she finds human remains further up the road by the phone box and smeared on the tarmac; indications of a hit and run. With no ID on the body and a disfigured face, trying to identify the victim becomes a laborious task. DSI Craig Gillard receives a call from his two aunts in Barnstable asking for help, the car involved in the hit and run belongs to Barbara, one of the sister. There unfolds a web of deceit, family secrets and a cold case that needs solving.

Whist this is the third book in the DSI Craig Gillard series it can be read as a stand alone novel. I was hooked from the beginning. With alternating chapters, a host of colourful characters and two murders needing to be solved it kept you guessing till the end. And what an ending!

On a personal level I loved the setting. Having lived in Surrey most of my life and then moving to the West Country I really appreciated all the references to both locations, it brought the book alive for me and added to my enjoyment. I could really see this as part of a television crime drama. I will be recommending this book to others as well as reading the previous books in the series. Thank you to NetGallery and Canelo for my copy of this book.