Many thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Group Viking | Pamela Dorman Books for gifting me a digital ARC of this wonderful novel by Chris Chibnall, creator of Broadchurch. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4.5 stars!
Detective Nicola Bridge moved back to Fleetcombe with her husband and son, to try and salvage their marriage. Her new partner, Harry, is anxious to please and the match seems strong. It needs to be because a man is found dead, tied to a chair in the middle of the road, with a stag's antlers on his head. The dead man knew all the villager's secrets, so the suspect list is long.
This was a wonderful, twisty novel and I had no clue who the perpetrator was and was completely shocked at the end. But along the way, brace yourself for an intriguing mystery, set in a small town where everyone knows everyone, but there are still lots of secrets around. It was atmospheric, and I loved the characters, especially Nicola and Harry, but there were plenty of other interesting folk. It was dark, but not too dark, and the investigation kept me interested and guessing. Would love for this to be a series!
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