When Florrie Jenkins is found stabbed in her chair, there seems on the face of it no motive for her killing.
When Florrie Jenkins is found stabbed in her chair, there seems on the face of it no motive for her killing.
Senior investigating officer DI Hilary Green can find no reason for the killing of an old lady of seventy seven living in a rented property with no asset=s of any kind. Further more she was ill and it seems relatively common knowledge that although she would make her birthday in December it was thought unlikely she would see Christmas.
However, Hilary sets her team to dig around to see what they can come up with. Janine her Sergeant is about to marry Chief Inspector Mal Mellers, but all is not rosy in Janine=s world as she has become the victim of a rather vicious stalker. Also part of the team is new boy Detective Constable Keith Barrington who has left his former station under a cloud, ie he punched his Sergeant. Also on the team is the unpleasant Sergeant Frank Ross.
The most likely suspect for the killing is Florrie=s grandson Dillon who is a junkie and who would certainly kill his grandmother for the price of a fix. He is known to turn up on pension day and fleece his old gran. Apart from that there are a couple of neighbours who are friendly but the pickings for a motive and killer are very thin on the ground.
On the personal front Hilary is currently seeing Mike of Vice, but is being eyed up by her boss, the elegant Paul Danvers.
This is an excellent mystery which kept me guessing to the very end. Very good plot, so simple when it is revealed.
Patience Tomlinson is an excellent Hilary Green.
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Lizzie Hayes