A found this book rather sad, certainly a murder mystery but it also invoked a feeling of " this could have turned out better if pride was put aside" such a waste of life.
It was a good mystery with lot of suspects and motives. The seemed characters very real and one felt a type of sorrow for what happened.
Not many books can do that, a very written book very much in the E C R Loac style.

It's tough to go wrong with such an experienced writer. Great/likeable characters, an interesting plot, and a feeling of "being there" made this a good read.

I really appreciate the NetGalley copy for review!!

British-detective, murder-investigation, law-enforcement, rural, small-town, family-dynamics

I really enjoyed it! From the reticent locals to the supercilious police superintendent to the nongrieving family to the marvelous CID Chief Inspector MacDonald to the familiar sort of countryside, all is clear and well written. It was easy to determine who would be bumped off, but interesting to dig through the twists and red herrings to prove the killer. That's always the hardest part, legal proof. Now I must find more in this series!
I requested and received a free ebook copy from Poisoned Pen Press via NetGalley. Thank you!