Face Value by Roger Ormerod really stretched my mind. My thought processes were darting about all over the place, as every theory that was proposed was viable. But what actually happened is something I had not even considered.

If you like a murder/mystery that has multiple twists and turns, then this is for you. it is very English, and it does contain a lot of investigative detail - all things I like. They also throw in a bit of emotional turmoil, a moral dilemma or two, and some professional and personal rivalry.

' With three days left until he retires, Detective Inspector Richard Patton doesn't want any more big cases.

Amelia Trowbridge reports her husband missing, and his car is soon discovered.

A burned out car in a ravine should be the perfect way to while away his last days in the force.

After all, there isn't even any proof of a crime.

But strange things begin to turn up.'

An absorbing crime novel that has you guessing....but one thing I know, I will be reading more from Ormerod.

Thank you to NetGalley and Endeavour Press for providing a digital ARC of Face Value by Roger Ormerod for review.

All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.