The Suspects is the third book in Jodie Lawrance's Detective Helen Carter series,set in 1970's Edinburgh, and published a mere 2 weeks after the previous one !
The series is very much in the vein of Linda La Plante's "Tennison " books and Carter has to deal with the rampant sexism and outright hostility of colleagues who don't think the police force is any job for a woman.
Feared Edinburgh Gangster Jimmy Osbourne has been laying low in Spain for years but suddenly reappears in the city. Osbourne has a fearsome reputation and has foiled the police's attempts to nail him for killing one of their own and a massive robbery. Coming back has put him in the Lion's Den....so why is he back?
Within days of Osbourne's return 2 serious crimes are committed and it's strongly suggested that he's starting where he left off before heading for Spain.
Along with her motley band of colleagues,some of whom are coming to accept her,others still openly hostile Carter pursues Osbourne, while it appears that he is watching her as well.
These books are a fairly light read with the various characters domestic lives also being a feature. While they're not quite up to the same standards as the "Tennison" books they're not far behind either and get better with each book.
I'd only just finished the previous book in the series and I'd recommend new readers start with book 1 as they'll get a lot more out of the following books if they do,, there are several story-lines that run through all of them.

Who knew how many police officers suffer from headaches. They always seem to be popping aspirin in this book. An interesting story, twisty and turny as a good murder mystery should be, even if the murder was eight years ago.

Enjoyed it - not my favourite, but pretty good.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher I read a free advance review copy of the book. This review is voluntary, honest and my own opinion.

This book had suspense, drama, action, and a few twists and turns! It was definitely a decent read and I would recommend it, but it was just ok for me! My mind wandered a bit and it didn't keep my attention, not sure why but thus ones just an ok for me! Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!