Soft Summer Blood - (Liam McClusky Mystery) by Peter Helton (Hardcover)

About the Book

It seemed so simple: a murder; an obvious suspect; a shaky alibi. DI McLusky never had it so good. Until a second killing challenges his earlier assumptions. With every new piece of evidence he brings to light, the case becomes more complicated. Does it have its roots in a disappearance eighteen years earlier, or is it based firmly in the present?

Book Synopsis

A seemingly open-and-shut case becomes increasingly complicated for Detective Inspector Liam McLusky in this intriguing police procedural.

It all seemed so simple: a murder; an obvious suspect; a shaky alibi: DI McLusky never had it so good. Until a second killing challenges all his earlier assumptions. With every new piece of evidence McLusky brings to light, the case becomes more complicated. Does it have its roots in a disappearance eighteen years earlier, or is it firmly based in the present?

Meanwhile, DI Kat Fairfield and DS Jack Sorbie are tasked with finding the daughter of a prominent Italian politician, who has disappeared while on a student exchange programme at Bristol University. Neither is overjoyed to be lumbered with a routine missing person's case while McLusky heads a high-profile murder investigation. Until they find a dead body of their own...

Review Quotes

"For those of you that enjoy a good British Police Procedural mystery, I recommend that you pick this one up. I'm interested to see where the next case takes DI McLusky."--A Milton, reviewer

"There's plenty of police action to keep it interesting, the murders are tied to revenge and money, and the ending is shocking. Mr. Helton doesn't hold back anything."--J Hakola, bookseller

"Complex fourth outing for the Bristol, England, detective inspector McLusky"-- "Publishers Weekly"