I have now read all 9 in this series, hope there will be more. Love the characters plus interesting plots, lots of complex emotional dynamics. Set in the west of Scotland with an interesting woman in charge of the local police. Well developed interesting character. A bit too much on her family life for my taste and, as usual, you have to really concentrate at the beginning as there are so many characters to get to know quickly. Wasn't sure who the killer was until near the end. Quite a nasty piece of work - very convincing, great suspense at the end. Highly recommended. Good side plots too - main detective has a very self-centred boss. There was also a theme around the merger of different regional police forces and the politics between two different forces in this case. ( )