A Single to Filey
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My review -
This
story is a wonderful interweaving of people and happenings and is shown to us
from the point of view of DCI Tony Forward. He is investigating the brutal
murder of a local head-teacher and most people seem to think the case is closed
when a young man who had been seen arguing with the head-teacher is found
hanged, presumably by his own hand, at a local beauty-spot. Forward had been
questioning the young man and feels that if he hadn’t let him go and had kept
him in custody for a little longer, this wouldn’t have happened. He also finds
evidence which suggests that the case isn’t so clear-cut.
The
story combines village life, the flower-arranging class and the local lady of
the manor who is chair of governors at the school and so knew the head fairly
well. One of the great ‘characters’ in this book is the local landscape, some
of which is named but some invented – though you can guess approximately where
these places are. We get a glimpse of Forward’s private life and interests and
a taster of the home life of his sergeant. This was a very satisfying jigsaw of
a whodunit and I hope there will be more to come.
I'm delighted you enjoyed reading my first DCI Tony Forward novel and thank you very much for such a great review.
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