The Clifftop Murders by Rachel McLeanMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
DCI Lesley Clarke has moved from Birmingham to Dorset for a six-month stint after suffering PTSD following a bombing. Expecting a slower pace of life she is soon embroiled in investigating the murder of a young lawyer who appears to have been pushed off the cliff early one morning. Lesley is worried because the lawyer was a junior partner in the law firm where her new girlfriend Elsa is a named partner.
The more Lesley and her team investigate the murder, the more suspicious they become of the law firm, but Lesley's sergeant, DS Dennis Frampton (why do I keep thinking his name is Weaver?) is keeping important evidence from her.
There is also a story arc relating to the death of Lesley's predecessor DCI Mackie which was ruled a suicide. Initially Lesley just wanted to know why no-one would talk about him, but her former colleague Zoe (who I understand is the protagonist of a predecessor series) has uncovered some facts which call the verdict into question. We learn some more in this book, but my thought when I read the novella about who might be involved may have been a bit premature as the individual may also be concerned about the verdict.
Anyway, trying to be good and read ARCs in between bingeing this series ...
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