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My review.
An artful murder by Judi Daykin.
Detective Sara Hirst has moved from London to the Serious Crimes Unit in beautiful Norfolk.
SARA FACES HER TOUGHEST AND MOST BIZARRE CASE YET.
The first body is found forced inside a huge terracotta urn on the lawn of a country manor in a remote corner of North Norfolk.A few days later, a young woman is found, tied to a golden chair with her throat slashed.At both crime scenes, the killer leaves a bizarre calling card.The victims were part of a group of friends at university back in the day. Two of them are dead. Two are still alive — but for how much longer?
The team’s new DCI, Helen Hudson, is convinced the prime suspect is Dom Wilkins, one of the victims’ old flames.
But Detective Sara thinks she’s missing something obvious. Can she stop a serial killer before they strike again?
Brilliant read. Love this series. Sara is my favourite. Written differently but I liked it. 4*.
Blurb.
Detective Sara Hirst has moved from London to Norfolk Police’s Serious Crimes Unit.
Sara has dealt with murder before, but nothing so bizarre as this. A dead body forced inside the top of a funerary urn — on the lawn of a remote country manor — with a toy llama carefully balanced on its head.
A few days later, the body of a woman is found, tied to a gothic-style chair with her throat slashed. There’s a llama with her too.
The two victims were part of the ‘Famous Four’, a group of friends who studied at the University of East Anglia back in the day. Three of them still work there. And now two are dead.
The team’s new DCI, Helen Hudson, is convinced the prime suspect is Dom Wilkins, a member of the Famous Four and one of the victims’ old flames.
Sara worries she’s overlooking something obvious. And she has a growing suspicion that her boyfriend is keeping something from her. Sara must keep focused if she’s to unmask the killer before they strike again.