This mystery, the first in a new series by Rosy Fenwick, introduces DSS Kate Hutton. Kate has been recently promoted and the case, the murder of a local doctor is her first significant investigation in her new role as senior officer in the Wairapa CIB. An older case, the disappearance of a young French woman that has remained unsolved also haunts Kate. The interweaving of these two mysteries is compelling and Kate is a refreshing character who is leaning in to a newly independent life. ‘It was liberating having no expectations to meet… her mind to herself’.

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