From Booklist
When England's River Wye releases the body of 18-year-old Alison Watts, Superintendent John Lambert, Detective Sergeant Bert Hook, and their Oldford police colleagues stop seeking a missing person and start hunting a murderer. Lambert and Hook quickly discover that Watts had a secret life hidden from the community and that teachers, friends, and even parents must be considered prime suspects. This eighth entry in the series is stylishly written and suspenseful. Lambert and Hook combine appealing humanity with dry wit (especially where golf is concerned) and bring the right mix of sensitivity and determination to their search for a murderer beneath the tranquil surface of the English countryside. The book's straightforward narrative, country settings, and no-nonsense characters will appeal to readers of Gerald Hammond and Ann Quinton (see review below). John Rowen
About the Author
Gregson is a Lancastrian by birth, and taught for 27 years in schools, colleges and universities.
