While this is the second in the Anna Travis series, this is the first book I have read by this author. I doubt that I'll read a second.

I thought it started well with the discovery of an horrific murder. There is then an interesting detective process to find the killer. And to get in front of him before the next death - which you will probably predict.

There's also a romance between Anna and her boss that just does not work. What on earth does she see in him? Not only is he not particularly likeable but I really lost all sympathy for Anna when she decides that the problem with one of the female characters is that she is "common". Seriously? What century was this written in. Not only is that an extremely dated English expression but there are a lot of Americanisms in the book which is a bit confusing.

Unfortunately there are no appealing characters in this book which would be ok if it worked or the plot was great. Generally, I found this disappointing.