Detective Inspector Avison Fluke is a man on the edge. He has committed a crime to get back to work, concealed a debilitating illness and is about to be made homeless. Just as he thinks things can’t get any worse, the body of a young woman is found buried on a Cumbrian building site.

Shot once in the back of the head, it is a cold, calculated execution. When the post-mortem reveals she has gone to significant expense in disguising her appearance, Fluke knows this is no ordinary murder.

With the help of a psychotic ex-Para, a gangland leader and a woman more interested in maggots than people, Fluke must find out who she was and why she was murdered before he can even think about finding her killer…

My Thoughts:

This is the first book in the Avison Fluke Series, in this story DCI Avison Fluke first point of call is finding out why there is a young woman’s body buried in a building site. Who is she and why there? DCI Avison Fluke has to piece together what happened to this poor woman whilst also concealing a majr thing from his work colleagues. I love that these books are set in Cumbria as it is one of my favourite places, I can almost imagine I am there. The start of this book is a little slow but it gets better throughout, I liked Avison and felt he is a good character that is engaging and realistic. I felt sorry for him with what is going on in his personal life, I found that side of things relatable which made me enjoy the story even more. I would love this to become a TV Series or any of M. W. Cravens other books to be made in to a TV Series as they would be brilliant. Another great read.

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