Startling events at the morgue!

Shadow at the Morgue (Spencer & Reid Mystery #1) by Cara Devlin

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A series of seemingly unrelated deaths come to the attention of Leonora Spencer and Detective Inspector Jasper Reid. A young woman has been crushed beneath the wheels of an omnibus, a necklace she wore is missing, a gunshot victim connected to a gang, the East Rips, turns up, and a missing man who ends up as a dead John Doe, are all in the morgue.

Adding to the chaos is the undeniable fact that Leo’s aunt is suffering deteriorating mental fitness. Leo’s assists her uncle the coroner, supposedly typing reports. He is beginning to be not as steady as he once was. More and more her uncle is forced to leave her by herself to close incisions and tidy up the morgue before leaving. If discovered he and she would have their employment terminated.

When Leo is attacked in the morgue and articles belonging to the body she’s finishing up on are taken how is that going to be covered up. Who would break into a morgue and why?

The answers will reveal more corruption in high places.

On the personal side there’s Reid’s relationship with Miss Constance Hayes to consider. Mmm!

An excellent chronicle of Spencer and Reid!

An ARC via the author and NetGalley.