Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book. I have chosen to write this honest review voluntarily and it reflects my personal opinion.
I enjoy good murder novels and as this is part of a successful series I had high hopes even though I'd not read anything by this author before. I persevered to the end but wished I hadn't bothered, it was the most confusing story I've ever read. There are lots of name changes, I don't understand why the author would make it even more difficult to remember characters by giving Jonah and Jerome such similar names, characters are not who they pretend to be and it was so convoluted I had no idea who did what, or who Winter's father was by the end. In addition, the author seems to have no knowledge of the Motor insurers Board who compensate people injured in accidents caused by uninsured drivers as she has Christine Parry saying "there was no insurance payout" . This book does not encourage me to read anything else by this author and I cannot recommend it as the story meant nothing to me.

A Quandary..
The seventh outing for DI Winter Meadows finds the detective in a quandary when human remains are discovered that may, or may not, belong to his father. He knows the area and people well, after all he grew up there, and his father disappeared when he was a teenager. Whilst he is taken off the case his own personal investigations continue - but is someone out to make sure that he doesn’t succeed? With twists and turns aplenty, a well drawn cast of characters and a firm sense of place this is another successful entry in the series.

When a body is found on land belonging to the Commune where DI Winter Meadows grew up he knows he will have to step back a bit. However when suspicion seems to be coming close to home & the senior members of the group are only really willing to talk openly to Winter, it looks like this is going to be a tricky case.

This was a twisty whodunit that, just when you thought you knew what was what another surprise appeared. I loved the setting & found the characters easy to become involved with. It was a great read. I can't believe DI Winter Meadows has slipped under my radar & this is book seven in the series. I'll definitely be looking out for the next one. Thanks to Netgalley & the publisher for letting me read & review this book.

An interesting take on an historic and unsolved murder. Descriptions of commune life in the Welsh countryside are well-developed and contrast nicely with the so-called normal way of life. Characters are also well-developed even if it took me a while to work out who was who. There is a lot of mystery attached to the main characters and their subsequent choices to joint the commune. There is the expected tension between the two groups and the main detective sits, sometimes uneasily, between the two. The play out with the escalating deaths keeps up the tension. A good read once the reader had 'got into it' Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy.