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Small Vices

David Armstrong

Allison & Busby £17.99

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Reviewed by John Orum


Detective Inspector Frank Kavanagh and his lover, Detective Constable Jane Salt have been split up. He is on secondment to the National Serious Crimes Division, which is looking into the deaths of prostitutes in the West Midlands. They have a sameness about them which suggests a serial killer is at work. DC Salt is investigating a series of violent cash heists against unusual targets, the first of which is a garden centre.Their boss, ACC Michael Hyland a clever, but unlikeable man is trying to cover the tracks to his shady past, which could not only end his career but lead to imprisonment. A very well-written book. What impressed me is that the author is not afraid to leave loose ends. Life is like that. Not everything is tidy. Well worth reading.

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