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When you pick up a crime novel and it has the weight of a brick in your hand, your suspicions aren't immediately alerted. Many a gripping tale takes a while in the telling.
I suspect DI Yates and his team will be back, but for his return to be welcome, I'd need a major stylistic overhaul.
For more crime from the eastern counties we recommend you get in early on the starting rung of DC Gary Goodhew's career in [[Cambridge Blue by Alison Bruce]]. [[Christina James' DI Yates novels in chronological order]]