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I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley.

I'm not sure who was responsible for the sub-heading: "Emily is dead. Who will be next?", but it's not an accurate summary of the plot. A Dutch teenager (Emily) on a cultural trip to Edinburgh falls to her death while a little drunk and Police Scotland has closed the case. The Dutch ambassador, under pressure from Emily's powerful father, asks the National Crime Agency to take a second look and find out more of the facts. Rachel and Mark are therefore dispatched to Edinburgh, where they quickly discover that two years ago a boy on the same cultural trip also died apparently by accident. There is also a significant sub-plot dealing with Rachel's personal life.

I enjoyed this very much. I like the working relationship between Mark and Rachel and thought the initially frosty reception from Police Scotland and the subsequent co-operation was realistically portrayed. The Rachel/Stuart/Joe story was interesting and didn't detract from the momentum of the main investigation. I'm deducting a star for Rachel and Mark going in at the end without back-up, which struck me as unlikely and unnecessary.

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