A Killer in the Family by Gytha Lodge
8/8/23; 416 pages
Random House
DCI Jonah Sheens #5
A Killer in the Family by Gytha Lodge is a highly recommended murder mystery/procedural and the fifth book in the series featuring Detective Chief Inspector Jonah Sheens.
In Southampton, England, the "Bonfire Killer" has struck again. Three months earlier his first victim was burned beyond recognition. The latest victim did not burn. Even more hopeful for the investigation is that blood was found at the scene. In the meantime, Aisling Cooley, single mom to two teenage boys, decides to upload her DNA to an ancestry website in a search for her father who left his family 30 years earlier. What she has is DCI Jonah Sheens contact her because her DNA is a close match with that of the Bonfire Killer, who apparently is a close relative of hers.
This is another well written novel by Lodge. After a attention grabbing opening, the beginning moves at an even pace until all the pieces are set into place and then A Killer in the Family
takes off, racing against time. The plot is interesting, compelling,
and realistic while also providing plenty of twists along the way.
Although it is the fifth book in the series, this solid procedural works
well as a stand alone novel too. The characters are all fully realized
and realistic. A Killer in the Family is another excellent novel by Lodge.
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