Police detective Carter McLean is the only survivor of a plane crash that kills his four best friends. He returns to work, but he is left full of guilt and terrible flashbacks. So for each of his four friends he decides to complete something that they left unfinished.
Eighteen months before the crash, Suzanne Holland disappeared, leaving a room with traces of blood, but no other leads. Suzanne was the wife of one of Carter's four best friends.
Adding to the pressure, the boss's niece has a stalker. Due to the sensitivity of the Holland case, Carter is put on this investigation.
DS Marie Evans is the only person Carter can confide in. But even she begins to doubt whether he can really cope and whether he is actually losing his mind.
DI Jackman and DS Evans of the Fenland police face a battle to untangle three mysteries, and can they really believe their friend and colleague Carter?
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Carter McLean stared out of the plane's tiny window at a vast cumulonimbus.- PROLOGUE
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(@AudibleStudios, 6 December 2018, audiobook, 7 hours 56 minutes, bought from @audibleuk, narrated by @RCArmitage)
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I really enjoyed The Fourth Friend. I've enjoyed other books by the author, including some from this series so expected much of the same. The book opens in dramatic fashion with the terrible crash that causes Carter to lose his best friends. I liked the fact the book is split between the investigation to Suzanne's disappearance and Carter trying to come to terms with his grief and carry out his friends final wishes. This add an emotional level not in most thrillers. This is well written and fast paced and I enjoyed the narration as well.
