The Corfe Castle Murders by Rachel McLeanMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
DCI Lesley Clarke has been temporarily moved from Birmingham CID to the more rural (and quieter) Dorset CID after suffering PTSD following a bombing. She hasn't even officially started work when she and her daughter stumble across the grisly murder of an archaeologist, part of a sanctioned cross-university dig sponsored by Bristol and Bournemouth Universities. As details emerge of the victims double-life, the number of suspects continues to rise.
Her new Sergeant DS Dennis Frampton seems very set in his ways, religious and prone to judge others and leap to conclusions without evidence He's assisted by two DCs, Mike and Johnny who take their lead from Dennis. Can Lesley adjust to new terminology, a new team, and significantly fewer resources than she's been used to?
I haven't read the previous series, which I believe features Lesley's former colleague Zoe, but this is very easy to pick up and read as a standalone. I liked the pace and the developing plot, although I thought discovery of the murderer depended on two big pieces of luck - I'll reserve judgement as to whether future books also rely on this technique.
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