Heavy rain falls on Lafferton. As the rainwater slowly drains away, a shallow grave - and a skeleton - are revealed.
It doesn't take long to identify the remains as those of missing teenager, Harriet Lowther, who was last seen sixteen years ago.
But a cold case isn't a priority: if Detective Inspector Simon Serrailler is to solve the case, he will have to do it alone.
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THE RAIN HAD been steady all afternoon as Simon Serrailler drove home from Wales and the wedding of an old friend. ONE
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(@vintagebooks, 1 January 2011, 370 pages, ebook, bought from @AmazonKindle)
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I've read a couple of the Simon Serrailler books (love the name by the way) and have really enjoyed them but still have a few to read. I really enjoyed this book. These thrillers have a lot in common with similar books but there's something a bit different about them, a high quality of writing or something I can quite put my finger on. The writing is very beautiful and descriptive at times, a pleasure to read; even the grittier moments have a quiet dignity it's hard to find in thrillers / crime fiction. I really enjoyed the time I spent with this book.