Gripping
The Lonely Lake Killings by Wes Markin is a totally gripping crime suspense that I could not put down. It is the second book in The Yorkshire Murders series but can be read as a stand-alone.
I enjoyed meeting up with familiar characters. An unlikely detective pairing once more work together to solve the crimes.
Everyone has a past. Sometimes our pasts follow us into our present, influencing our lives. There are characters who cannot move forwards as they are forever inhabiting their pasts.
Grief does not improve with time. A character tries to function but finds himself slipping backwards. His coping mechanisms could destroy him as his grief runs deep.
Old crimes resurface as a father seeks justice for his daughter.
Justice means different things to different people. We see that when characters seek justice, sometimes the lines blur between good and evil.
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