Chief Inspector Hennessey and Sergeant Yellich are called to the scene of the discovery of a decades-old skeleton; in short order, they learn that the deceased had been a law student some 20 years earlier when he went missing, and that he had been murdered. As they work through the necessary steps of investigation, they are aware that the past may have extreme consequences for some people in the present…. In “The Return,” we know who did it, how and why quite early on; the story is rather concerned with how our lead detectives uncover the truth and how the past events impact various individuals, both the guilty and the innocent. This is the fourth Hennessey and Yellich novel; there are somewhere between 20 and 30 books out by now, but I’m having a difficult time finding them - so I was really happy to find this one! What I love about Mr. Turnbull’s writing is his “economy of style,” a term he actually uses in the book: that is, he describes the policemen’s activities and the thoughts and actions of the other characters in a straightforward, matter of fact style, leaving room for the reader to ponder the emotional states of the characters. In the meantime, we also learn more about the home lives of our two leads, their relationships and their histories, which are rich and complex in themselves. Recommended! ( )