She is soon informed that she will be in charge of the investigation alongside a small team from criminal investigations. Detective Chief Inspector Jez Noyce, of Dorset Police’s Major Crime Investigation Team (MCIT), told the Daily Echo: “We will continue to thoroughly investigate any new lines of enquiry that emerge and all unsolved murder cases where there are no active lines of enquiry will still be subject to periodic reviews by Dorset Police.

Just as Lesley feels she is getting closer to answers, she's forced to work on the other side of Dorset after a body is uncovered by a landslide at Lyme Regis's beach. Discrepancies in the accounts for the dig, bring fraud to light - had the two victims found some incriminating evidence pointing to the murderer? Gerrard Spencer claimed that Mrs Green’s stolen goods were delivered directly to Berryman after the murders and that Berryman and his wife had bribed Gerrard to be silent with a new petticoat. Sandra Court’s body was found dumped in a shallow river at Avon Causeway, Hurn in May 1986, just months before one of Britain’s most high-profile cases, the disappearance of estate agent Suzy Lamplugh in London.And why the story involving Sharon…doesn’t make any sense apart from getting another Dorset landmark into the story. Can she get along with her new partner DS Dennis Frampton, a traditionalist who doesn’t appreciate her style? Note: Lesley appears a lot in these books and you learn in detail about the events that led to her being sent to Dorset. I loved how we saw her character slowly revealed, and there's even a surprise reveal at the end that I'm excited to see develop in the next book. Remember, the journey through a book series is not just about reaching the end but also about the memories created along the way.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Note: Zoe appears in these books as part of a storyline that’s separate from the main series storyline in the Zoe Finch books. I get that the author wants to get us interested in the characters as well as solving the crimes, but I just find the characters difficult to connect with. Can Lesley convince her senior officers of the truth, keep her team on track and protect her family?As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. There was little love lost between Berryman and Green, with Berryman supposedly jealous of his mother-in-law’s goods. SAMUEL WILLIAMSON: Samuel Williamson was killed and his body set alight in Cotlands Road, Bournemouth, in August 1988. Although it has been done to give each their own characteristics, as I come from a more rural than urban environment I thought it portrayed the locals as having a more insular outlook than the urban characters.

She's dealing with the reopened investigation into DCI Mackie's death, supporting DS Dennis Frampton through recurring mental health problems, and making plans for her own future. south of Stanley’s home in Bradford Abbas, and just over 5 miles (8km) from where Stanley’s car had been found abandoned. Some town records, including records relating to the murders, appear to have been lost or ’embezzled’ even by the 1630s-40s! It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages.There is a lot of domestic drama woven in, many thing to help complicate it, and it ends up with a pretty mind-blowing ending. What's the point of writing a murder mystery and not finding and arresting the murderer(s) at the end? Having been seriously injured by a bomb in Birmingham, DCI Lesuses Clarke had the choice of retiring or moving to a quieter patch.

The Island Murders is a tense, gripping crime novel perfect for anyone who's imagined living in a coastal idyll, and wondered if it's really all it seems. DCI Lesley Clarke has promised her new wife that their Scottish honeymoon won’t be spoiled by murder investigations. The first book in her bestselling Dorset Crime series, The Corfe Castle Murders, won the Kindle Storyteller Award in 2021, and she's sold over one and a half million books. Our thoughts remain with all those who have lost their loved ones and we sincerely hope that one day they get the answers they deserve.Unable to confide in her new team, she forms a bond with a criminal lawyer, who is currently helping out at a local pub. Any new lines of enquiry that are identified through these reviews will also be investigated appropriately.