I mistakenly asked for this title having already bought, read it and given it 5 stars. More please.

A good start to a new series. Two Detective Wilkins love their interactions. Oxford setting but this is no Morse. Well plotted keeping the story moving with twists along the way. I will be looking out for more from this author and the next in the series. Thanks to Quercus books and Netgalley for this review ARC.

Didn’t quite hit the mark for me so didn’t finish. Found it slow and a slog at the start but persevered, then when the police officers were introduced I found myself feeling really disengaged and gave up.

Superb! Love the two main characters, although Ryan Wilkins makes for one of the most unusual detectives you'll come across. The Oxford setting is perfect and the book has humour, plot twists and an array of believable characters. One of the best crime novels I have read this year.

Police procedural set in Oxford,featuring two DI Wilkins! Two detectives who may have the same last name but who are the complete opposite. An interesting storyline and interesting characters.

I enjoyed the setting in modern Oxford, which was focused on a fictional college of the university but also encompassed the wider city and surrounding areas, showing that all is not as fair as it seems in the city of dreaming spires. The two DI Wilkins were both intriguing characters, making at times frustrating decisions but still remaining sympathetic. I look forward to the other books in the series.

Wow. This is definitely not a delicate slow detective solving a murder book. This is blunt with the blood and the cartilage and the strangulation to go with it. Ryan is definitely the antihero yet There’s something about him which somehow appeals. He has come from nothing and is fighting hard to bring up his little son in the best way he can. The best way involves using his sister as a babysitter and keeping his son as far away from his violent father as possible. The murder is clever and it takes awhile to get used to the characters and the possible motivations. The action mostly takes place in Oxford with trips to London to threaten people from outside the college, not just those within the university system. This isn’t a gentle book, but it is one that it’s well worth reading.

The brilliant, complex, riveting, and gripping start of a new procedural series. I was hooked since the first pages and love the two main characters, so different and so complementary.
This story has all the marks of a great police procedural and it's a page turner that never drags.
I found the setting and the characters fascinating, the mystery solid and full of twists.
Can't wait to read the next story.
I read it a couple of years ago and re-read after reading the Finder mysteries: excellent storytelling and plot development
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine