There's no time for introspection, though, as the body of a man has been found on the beach at Crow Point, not too far from where Matthew and Jonathan live. The announcement of Matthew's marriage to Jonathan Church was in the local paper and whilst he doesn't know if his father saw it, he can't imagine that it will have gone down well. It coincided with him leaving university and joining the police force. Those attending are part of the Barum Brethren and the teenage Matthew was thrown out when he told the congregation how wrong they were in their beliefs. He sees everyone - his mother and the preacher included from a distance - but he doesn't go it. When we first meet DI Matthew Venn he's at his father's funeral, although 'at' rather overstates the proximity. We have a gay detective and a spotlight on some current issues: it's a promising start. Summary: The first book in a new serives from the writer of the Vera Stanhope series and the Shetland novels.
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