A love triangle.
Three people shot dead
A locked room mystrey
A suspect locked within a room within the locked room
Russian Oligarchs, and conspiracy theories
If that list is not enough to get you hooked maybe this book is not for you. It was definitely for me, what a stunning read.
DCI Craig Gillard is just getting ready for what he hopes to be a quite Christmas on call.
In the Surrey Millionaire belt, the richest of the rich, Alexander Volkov, is having a very noise, very bright, party which is annoying everybody in the neighbouring village.
When a patrol car is sent to see if they can bring an end to the noise they arrive just in time to witness the murder of three people locked in a huge library.
Two of the dead are Oligarchs and it doesn’t take long for the security forces to butt into Gillard’s investigation.
The investigation is run from Surrey Police’s putrid mobile incident room, which has been placed in the grounds of Volkov’s mansion, Westgate Hall
The locals hate the Russian, and his two children, the way they blatantly disregard the law, throwing money at any problem that arises and tearing around the countryside in their sports cars and utility vehicles.
The list of suspects range from the village council members to a Russian Government assassin. Gillard really has his work cut out.
As usual with Nick Louth’s books there are some brilliant characters. Alongside the recurring ones there are some truly brilliant ones. In particular there is Wolf, the marvellous comic Russian bodyguard learning English by watching Only Fools and Horses.
This book, just like the rest of the series, had me from the beginning. I started it on a Snowy Saturday morning and sat and read it all day. It really was a read from start to finish in one go.
I loved it, for the story, the characters, and the setting. Brilliant
Pages: 288. Publisher: Canelo Crime. Publishing date: 25th February 2021
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