4 Stars
384 Pages
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press, Minotaur Books
Release Date: September 29, 2026
Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, British, Police Procedural, LGBTQIAP+
Lottie, the daughter of a movie producer, and Hannah, the daughter of a local politician go to a music festival in Devon. In the morning, Hannah’s parents and brothers arrive at their summer home in Devon and find the girls are not there. They report them as missing and Matthew Venn is assigned the case. The case quickly escalates into a murder investigation. Could the case be related to a tragic accident in the past. Matthew and his team must investigate before all the potential suspects leave Devon.
The story has a steady pace, the characters are very developed, and it is written in the third person point of view. This is a part of the Matthew Venn detective series. Matthew is a quiet man still uncomfortable in his own skin. In this book he also has to deal with his husband’s family. If you like British police procedurals and detective mysteries, you may enjoy reading this book.
