2.5 stars. ( )

Discontinued; unable to follow plot. ( )

Detective Inspector Munro with his new Detective Sergeant West are investigating a missing person. But something strange is going on, is there a serial killer in the area.
I liked the characters and the style of writing, with some twists which makes me look forward to the next in the series. ( )

Meet DS Charlotte West who is new to the force and feels she has a lot to prove to the misogynists in South London. Asking for DI Munro’s help in finding a missing person could be chancy because he doesn’t tolerate fools easily, and he can see that DS West has some issues (drink, tardiness) to be settled. Before long a body is found and they are searching for a serial killer.

I was looking for a book set in Scotland but instead ended up in South London. (For those who are interested the rest of the series takes place in western Scottish town of Ayr). It is a police procedural. But it is relationships, intuition and logical thinking, too. And then the characters just grabbed me and I want to read more. ( )

She. Peter Brassett. 2016. In the first book of this Scottish police procedural series, Detective Inspector Munro is introduced to Detective Sergeant Charlotte West whom he immediately christens, “Charlie.” They get to know each other as they work to solve a missing person case that turns into a hunt for a mysterious, psychotic serial killer. The repartee between the two is amusing and intelligent; the serial killer is charming, beautiful and vicious. This is a good series, and I plan to continue reading it. ( )