This is the 6th book in the DCI Craig Gillard series by author Nick Lough. Yet another series I have started reading and once again starting at book 6. Well although I am sure plenty has happened in the previous 5 books in the series to the lead characters it didn't hinder my enjoyment of this excellent crime thriller. There are some excellent characters in this and I am pretty sure they will only get better on reading the previous novels, adding more flesh to the bone.
A body is discovered in the river Thames asphyxiated and laced with strange markings. The police are left scratching their heads, the victims identity is unknown and there are few clues to go on. Also one of Britain’s deadliest serial killers is finally up for parole after a deal to reveal the location of two missing bodies. With a new identity the convicted serial killer is planning a revenge attack on witnesses, accusers and the officer who caught him thirty years before. The young officer who caught him was no other than Craig Gillard. Thirty years on and it is now up to DCI Craig Willard to investigate the baffling body found in the Thames.

I really enjoyed this novel and will look to read the other books in the series.

I would like to thank both Netgalley and Canelo for supplying a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.