Detective Jake Jackson moved to the countryside for a quieter life. And he finally seems to have his wish - spending his days immersed in nature, and his evenings lazing by the fire.
A terrifying secret...But the return of an old case shatters the calm and pulls him into the shadowy world of a secretive group serving the extravagant whims of the elite.
An enemy closes in...As the web around Jake tightens, he must determine who he can really trust in his small community. Or else he will learn just how far the elite will go to protect their secrets.
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You can see it, if you like, as a thick sheaf of papers, a breeze flicking curiously through them, each page another account of a crime committed, a life ruined, someone's thoughtless desires satisfied without challenge or recourse to justice.- Prologue
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(@HarperCollinsUK, 11 April 2024, e-galley, 352 pages, #ARC from the publisher via @NetGalley)
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I enjoyed the first book, Death Under a Little Sky so was looking forward to Death in a Lonely Place. I really enjoyed this. I hope there are more books to follow. Jake is hoping for a quieter life in a peaceful retreat. For a while it seems all his dreams have come true until a kidnapping echoes his two of his cold cases that he's never really let go. This is well-written and engaging, a pleasure to read. Like the first book I liked the setting. The book has a great sense of place. This is a bit more sedate than the thrillers I usually read but not less compelling. I'd recommend it.
