![]() ![]() ![]() The murdered man worked for a watchdog organization that’s investigating the National Health Service after several families complained that their depressed youngsters got little help and committed suicide, including the son of a local family that could be seeking revenge. Jen had a one-night stand with Wes Curnow, the other artist in residence at Ley's, who also has studio space at an art center run by Venn’s artistic, upbeat husband, Jonathan. The investigation is complicated by several preexisting relationships. The dead man is Nigel, who was killed by a spear from one of his glass blower daughter Eve’s pieces. The next morning, Jen is called to a murder scene at an artist’s workshop on the grounds of wealthy Francis Ley's home. An aborted conversation between police officer Jen Rafferty and Nigel Yeo, who wants to discuss a problem at a party thrown by a mutual friend, is the first hint of trouble. In her follow-up to The Long Call (2019), Cleeves provides a complex mystery full of surprises.ĭetective Matthew Venn’s North Devon team is stretched to the limit by a series of homicides. ![]()
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