The Winter Killings by Wes Markin
A gruesome find. A missing colleague. A case that hits closer to home…
As winter settles over Yorkshire, DCI Emma Gardner is hoping that work will calm down for everyone. Distracted by the continued disappearance of DI Paul Riddick Emma can’t seem to get her head back in the game. But when a human skull is discovered in a local pub, Emma knows it’s time to get a grip.
With no one local reported missing, and with no body to be found, the team have their work cut and no obvious clues to follow. Who could the skull belong to and what message is the killer trying to leave them? And then the first body is found…
As Emma and the team try desperately to identify the body and the killer, secrets from the past begin to reveal themselves. A home for single mothers. Babies who tragically didn’t make it. A coverup at the highest level.
With the clock ticking, winter has one final cold reveal for Emma. Her old friend Riddick…
About the author
Wes Markin is the bestselling author of the DCI Yorke crime novels, set in Salisbury. His new series for Boldwood stars the pragmatic detective DCI Emma Gardner who will be tackling the criminals of North Yorkshire.
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Review
The ‘Winter Killings’ is the fifth book in the fabulous Yorkshire Murders series but it can be easily read as a stand-alone. It is a self-contained story but if you want to know more about the two protagonists' relationships and some of their actions it might be best if you read the whole series. Which won't be a chore as they a brilliant reads!
This outing is quite dark in its main topic but it deals with it with empathy and understanding. When DCI Emma Gardner is tasked with identifying a skull that has been found she doesn't have a lot of information to go with, mainly due to lack of a body! No one knows how old the skull is, whether it if even murder but there is definitely something sinister afoot as there was a target note placed within…
Apart from the main case Emma is still searching for missing DI Andy Riddick and has roped an old colleague turned private investigator into helping her. She finds him but refuses to give Gardner the information and ends up in a sticky situation.
I always fly through Wes Markin's books and this one was no exception, less than a day. I thought many aspects were sensitively portrayed and well written - from the main theme but also characters like Jess, a young woman with autism. There are some twists and turns you won't see coming and the reveals when they come are top-notch!
Let me know if you pick this one up!
