This was a good book. If you like crime thrillers, you'll enjoy this one. It is part of a series but reads just fine as a standalone. I have not read the others and I understood what was going on. It's an easy, enjoyable quick read. It even had some nice twists.

Good book! This book had a bit of everything! It had suspense, intrigue, action, murder, mystery, a great who done it and some crazy twists and turns! The storyline was very interesting, I definitely enjoyed reading about the fishing and wildlife facts! I definitely recommend reading this book! Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me! When a man’s body is found on the Langdon Estate in the North Pennines, DCI Jack Harris suspects the death is connected to recent attacks on anglers by a violent group of animal rights activists. However, the victim turns out to be an investigator hired to look into the illegal snaring of otters, and it becomes clear that something else is going on in Harris’s quiet rural patch. With rumours and intrigue bubbling up, swept along by strange currents, Harris and his sergeant, Matt Gallagher, head north of the border where they find themselves knee-deep in some very murky waters!.

I remember the halcyon days of my youth when authors as skilled as Colin Dexter, W.J. Burley and Alan Hunter provided a steady flow of excellent new detective novels. With their passing the genre never seemed to have quite the same appeal. I've just discovered John Dean and his DCI Jack Harris series. I don't know why it has taken me so long but if you like detective novels you mustn't miss them.
Right from the very start I was gripped. There's some great characters I want to meet again - Jack Harris, Matty, Scoot and Archie - and I can't wait to get started on all the earlier novels in the series.
The writing is skilful and entirely satisfying. An intriguing, suspenseful plot, peopled with some memorable baddies.
Perfection.

This is a very good addition to the series featuring Detective Jack Harris and can easily be read as a stand alone. It's an easy but satisfying read with good plotting and interesting characters. The pacing is steady throughout with a couple of unexpected twists and a well wrapped up ending. I would recommend it to lovers of crime thrillers. Thanks to Net Galley for my ARC.