This book is the fifth in the series and a first for me as it was based on a new case it was easy to follow and despite the reference to previous characters and cases the author provided another detail that this didn't cause any confusion and I was able to follow along the story telling.

The descriptive writing in terms of the characters personalities and the atmospheric setting in which the case unfolds adds to the drama, suspense and mystery.

A solidly written creative plot.

I really enjoy this series. The plots are always strong and keep you guessing and the setting and secondary characters.add to the atmosphere.

This, the fifth book in the series, is no different and I devoured it in 24 hours. I thought I had it all worked out but Lesley always seems to be able to throw that one last twist into the mix. My only frustration is the relationship between Jo and Callum. They either need to be together or he needs bumping off!

The Corpse Light by Lesley McEvoy deserves more than 5 stars it is a fabulous book, it is the fifth book in the Murder in Yorkshire series.
Jo McCready is a forensic profiler who is personally connected to what appear to be two separate incidents. Red a former client of hers who she was particularly fond of is found murdered. Then when on a walk on the moors in dreadful weather with her beloved boxer dog Harvey she stumbles across a walker who has taken a wrong turn, later the young women is found close to death.
Jo then does what she does best and assists the police with bringing the culprits to justice. However, during the investigation she has her position compromised by local gangster Chris McGarry and finds herself walking an unenviable tightrope.
I've loved all the books in this series as they are set in my home county and an area I am familiar with. The authors love of her home county shines through as does her knowledge of the subject she writes about. Best book in the series so far. Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and author for the advanced copy. I also want to praise Clare Corbett the narrator of the audiobook she is outstanding.

Thanks to the publishers and Netgalley for an advance copy of this book in exchange for a review.

Having read the previous 4 books in the series I was delighted to receive this one and it's every bit as good as the others. Loved it.

Having read and enjoyed the first 4 books, I was delighted to see another instalment due and especially so to be allowed an ARC. I have thoroughly enjoyed the first 4 books, especially book 1 The Murder Mile, which I had added to my all-time great list. I was beginning to think that she had peaked with that book. But not anymore. Lesley has done it again she has a second book on my all-time great list. Not an easy feat.

A tense and intriguing, well woven read. Hooking me in from the start and not letting me go until the last page, even then….

Highly recommend the whole series, can’t wait for book 6.

Thank you NetGalley, the author and the publisher for sharing this book with me!

Wow! What a chilling thriller! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book! It had gripping suspense, gruesome murders, mystery, intrigue, and some shocking twists and turns! The storyline was very interesting! I highly recommend reading this book! I was a fantastic read! Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!

a great story with clever writing and the layers and depth that connected you right into the complexities of humans and how woven into each other people can sometimes be. it can compromise or move people to do things, or be mixed up in things and at risk of things. i love how this was a story where it was straight up murder and detectives solve it. there is more to it. more to the people involved and more to the story that must then unfold.
the setting of course steals the show as giving you a point of focus and to imagine. Forensic profile Jo is bought in to help Dci Ferguson solve the murder. but is this the right thing to do when someone outside of the investigation wants information from Jo. someone with a hold over Jo which means pressure is on her to make decisions for good or bad on what she does next. are these two things connected to whats going on on the Moors?
this is a tense and intriguing read. i loved feeling like Lesley new exactly what she was doing and where she was leading me. i was totally hooked from the get go and it followed on from there really in the writing and plot.
i enjoyed this book a lot. and i was excited throughout to see just where it would go next and who would turn out to be playing what part.

Out on the Yorkshire Moors, a young walker is left for dead.

There's a body at a landfill site...

And there are mysterious flickering lights out on the moors.

Callum Ferguson brings profiler Jo McCready in on the case.

But is this really a good idea?

Local gangster Chris McGarry is in prison, knows the dead man, wants revenge - and has leverage on Jo.

Is she compromised?

Another excellent adventure in this great series

What a read this was, very clever writing and plotting! I loved the Yorkshire setting and the characterisation. Forensic profiler, Jo, is brought in to help DCI Ferguson solve the murders of two people. Jo has a connection to a local gangster who appears to have a hold over her and leans on her for information. Could they be connected? The author had me hooked from the opening chapter, with it's tension and gripping writing which continued throughout. A very good, well written and researched crime thriller which I am sure fans will thoroughly enjoy reading. Thanks to Net Galley for my ARC.