Without spoiling the suspense for devotees of Quentin Jardine's Inspector Skinner, it's difficult to know where to begin to review this one, as the "Big Man" dropped at his wife's feet at the end of "Head Shot". However, fear not, there turns out to be a medical explanation for this.
Our Inspector Skinner is becoming more (fallibly) human with each episode of his fictional life - and the people who work with (and for) him are developping characters. Notwithstanding the advancement of the characters' continuing maturity, there is a cleverly tied-in "who-done-it" theme, which almost finishes on the last page.
I carried this book everywhere - literally couldn't put it down - and consequently nearly left it in a public place!
