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As premises go, this one is great for a mystery that keeps you on the edge of your seat. Cat narrates this story and it's a delicate balance between work and home, what she knows from the investigation and what she knows, or maybe just suspects, from her personal life. But although there is no love lost between her and her father, she has a lot at stake if her connection comes out. Cat is a great narrator with a sharp eye (befitting of her role) and a sharp tongue to match. I loved her comment that in London, when a building is called ''Something Mansions'' it's most likely a sh*t hole. Her fear over her father's involvement is palpable, and set as it is in the run -up to Christmas, the enforced family time does nothing to diffuse the situation.

There is a lot going on in this story especially as the mysteries of Maryanne's disappearance and Alice's death begin to unravel. It's a little bit of a stretch at times but I was nonetheless hooked as some grimy details began to surface and in a happy way, I was filled with disdain about the state of human kindhumankind. It was so deliciously messed up, and as I sat far away from it all, in my lovely Cheshire barn conversion, trying to finish the last chapter before my evening sailing lesson, I found myself completely submerged in the story, willing it to a sensible conclusion.