Lucy used to be a DI but was demoted due to suspicion that she had revealed details of ongoing investigations to her journalist husband Nico. (She now works for the police with a dog named Moss.) Nico has been missing for several years, and Lucy will not accept the possibility that he left her. The department is now investigating several murders which they believe are tied to organized crime and drugs. There's also suspicion that a dirty cop is involved, and is thwarting the investigation. Could Nico's disappearance be related to the current murders, since each victim was related to a cop? This exciting British police procedural provides an excellent mystery and intriguing, well-developed characters. The dogs are an added bonus. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.

Lucy Halliday, former MCIT inspector, currently a dog handler. Her journalist husband Nico has been missing for two years.

When a hand is found in Gallows Wood, Lucy and her dog Moss need to find the rest of the body.

But it's not the only one in the woods...

Excellent