How nice to
step into the world of Gemma and Duncan again! The reader is entering not only
the world of the Metropolitan Police of London, but also the world of English
sculling. And, along with the police department, the milieu of search dogs and
their handlers.
Everything is
set in motion when Becca, a Metropolitan Police officer who had a chance at the
Olympics in single shell fourteen years ago, decides to stage a comeback and
make another try. Her previous attempt at the Games was aborted under
mysterious circumstances. Even now, she's training in secret. She's recently
divorced from Freddie, but they maintain cordial relations, as far as anyone
can tell. Freddie is an unlikely mate for a police officer, as his occupation
is a bit shady. Kieran Connolly, former Combat Medical Technician, is a Search
and Rescue dog handler and boat builder with a troubled past, but increasingly
fond feelings for Tavie, fellow dog handler. Their animals, Finn and Tosh, are
great characters. Something is off about Kieran when Becca's body is
discovered, but Tavie can't quite figure out what.
Detective Gemma
James and her husband, Detective Superintendent Duncan Kincaid have recently
wed in a small ceremony and are the parents of a varied brood. The theme of
complicated family affairs runs through the book. Duncan is called in to work
the case, but Gemma figures heavily too, of course.
The ends of all
the threads are simultaneously tied up and left leading to the next adventure.
This is a lovely, satisfying British police procedural with many relationship
subplots that lend texture.
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