The front door has a wrought-iron carriage lamp and a fake-old bell you pull like a lavatory chain. Barnetson makes a face; it’ll be bloody horse brasses next. However, this book featured more characters than narrators and at times, it was momentarily difficult to discern who was saying what. So what do you think? I know Ben’s really young to be a godparent, but if it hadn’t been for him –’

When the police discover a connection to a high-profile case from years ago, involving a child's murder and an alleged miscarriage of justice, the press go wild. So was it hard to veer away from Adam Fawley and his Oxford team to start on something completely new?The TV project is also ongoing, the screenplay written by Daisy Coulam of Grantchester fame and currently being made into a pilot. If approved, a full TV series could follow. I legit wait the whole year for every new book in this series! Getting early access to the ARC via Netgalley and publishers literally made my day. You can only understand my anticipation if you have been following this series. If you love police procedurals, this series should be on top of your list! Suddenly Fawley’s team are under more scrutiny than ever before. And when you dig up the past, you’re sure to find a few skeletons…” The DI Adam Fawley series just keeps getting better and better' Victoria Selman, Truly, Darkly, Deeply

Reports come in of the sound of gunshot at a remote farmhouse late at night. Police arrive at the scene, and even with their past experience, they find the sight of a dead man, shot in the head at very close range, pretty hard to stomach. The crime scene is horrific. I am a HUGE Cara Hunter fan but I was disappointed with DI Adam Fawley #5. In Book #5, the author did a changeup in her style that simply did not work for me.

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They trudge up the drive, the gravel crunching beneath their feet, puffing white in the cold air. They can almost feel the temperature dropping; there’ll be ice on that SUV by morning.

When the police discover a connection to a high-profile case from years ago, involving a child’s murder and an alleged miscarriage of justice, the press go wild. Suddenly Fawley’s team are under more scrutiny than ever before. And when you dig up the past, you’re sure to find a few skeletons… Suddenly Fawley's team are under more scrutiny than ever before. And when you dig up the past, you're sure to find a few skeletons... An all round winner, and I have no hesitation in recommending this book, and the entire series, to mystery, crime, thriller, psychological suspense, domestic drama, and police procedural fans. I buddy read this with Pat, and Ceecee (because they couldn’t wait to read it either 😊), and all three of us enjoyed it. The story begins with a 999 caller reporting possible gunshots at an isolated Oxfordshire farmhouse. At first it seems that a burglar has had his head blown off by the elderly man who disturbed him, but when DI Adam Fawley and his team get involved, it soon becomes clear that this case might not be as cut and dried as it first appeared. Some aspects of the old man's account do not ring true and his wife is openly hostile. And when the couple are found to have a connection to a high profile murder trial 20 years ago everything becomes very complicated.Couple called Swann. Pensioners. They aren’t answering the phone either. Though they should be expecting us – the station left a message.’ I don’t want to give too much away but at the centre of the puzzling conundrum is a character who is fascinating, who will make you recoil in horror and who is most definitely a chameleon who changes and lies with startling alacrity. That characterisation is superb as your emotions change as new evidence emerges. It’s full of very good twists and turns, it’s exciting and unpredictable and as yet another excellent addition to this outstanding series. Hunter’s imagining of what happened to Camilla’s baby results in a fast paced, intricate plot, filled with suspense and some great twists. It really is an intriguing case. Fawley finds himself interviewing Camilla in prison and she truly is just as slippery and unhelpful as reported in her original interviews. A brilliant read, recommended for all fans of crime fiction. 4.5★