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Dangerous to Know

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First Sentence: It was a good day for a funeral.

DS Moira Baker took a tip from her ex-husband, acted on it and was embarrassed when it turned out to be nothing. Colin Granger, Moira's ex, is a classic underachiever, but he did love Moira. To correct the wrong he had done, he gave her a new lead. Charlie Radcliffe is the owner of gambling clubs and a big fish to the police in Hillford. Colin discovered Radcliffe kept two sets of books on his computers.

When Moira start to investigate, she is murdered and Colin realizes the trail of Moira's suspicion leads back to him. Colin has no one to whom he can turn except DI John Moore, Moira's new love and the man with whom Colin brawled at Moira's funeral.

Jane Adams is one of those many under-read, under-recognized authors I've been lucky enough to discover. Her books are usually more psychological suspense, but this was one very good police procedural. Adams creates a wonderful cast of characters.

The way she links the characters together is clever, but not contrived. They are very realistic and not over-the-top. I like the way the characters grow and change as the story progresses.

There is very good suspense that builds and kept me turning the pages. I particularly liked that when people get hurt; they hurt and don't just bounce back to continue.

The final ending is a big ambiguous but not damaging to the story at all. Overall, it was a very good, one-day read that I would recommend.