Ann Cleeves is one of my favorite authors, especially the Vera Stanhope series. This mystery starts with the death of Detective Jimmy Perez’s closest and longtime friend, Archie Stout. When called to the murder scene Perez was shocked and saddened to find that the body was that of Archie. Was Perez too personally involved with murder victim to be objective and not endangering the investigation. I felt the story was a little slower paced but I enjoyed reading it. I did not figure out the killer until it was revealed. A good read for all mystery lovers and fans of Ann Cleeves.