This is the third book in the Mullins and Sullivan series, and I hadn’t read the previous two and though I think you miss out part of the plot, there’s a larger storyline to enjoy (I liked this book so much that I’d want to read the previous two novels). A freshly mummified body is left at Brighton’s Natural History Museum and Detective Sullivan doesn’t know where to begin in identifying the victim. But as colleagues and not quite friends but not quite enemies are brought into the case, when they begin receiving canopic jars (filled with items that made me feel a bit queasy) and cryptic messages, Sullivan knows he has to act fast. But could the culprit have more knowledge about the detective than anyone would think? And how does a former storyline tie into the current investigation? I enjoyed the interactions between the police officers and I felt it read quite realistic.

Having not read the previous books in this series I can say that while it works as a standalone it would probably be better read as part of the series as previous relationships,.events and cases are regularly referred to.
A typical, average UK crime thriller with a typical lead detective; unable to follow commands, little respect for rank and regularly putting his life in danger in spectacular fashion to get the bad guy.

This is definitely a book that benefits from having read the previous two. To understand the characters and the situations fully.
I found the book enjoyable enough,but lacked tension.
Interesting set of murders,and I've probably come away knowing more about Egyptian ways than I did before.

Finding a mummy in a museum isn’t unusual, unless the mummy in question is that of a recently murdered, and dessicated, woman. Detective Frances Sullivan is stumped and when Egyptian canopic jars with body parts and clues begin turning up, he realizes he has a serial killer on his hands. The press and public are in a frenzy, demanding an arrest as Sullivan tries to track down a sadistic killer while fighting his own inner demons