Chasing Hares — Christina James

The eighth novel in the celebrated DI Yates series. DI Tim Yates and DS Juliet Armstrong are investigating hare coursing gangs in isolated rural Lincolnshire, but their discoveries lead them towards a series of brutally violent acts. 'James specialises in mixing suspense-flavoured first-person and historical narratives in with the police-procedural. In Sausage Hall she uses Kevan's voice to narrate events from the point of view of a troubled family man. The history comes from the recovered diary of Florence Jacobs, a previous resident of Sausage Hall, which offer clues to the identities of the three bodies in the cellar. The police are all essentially public-spirited and amiable, with the possible exception of Tim's ambitious boss. This time, the tireless Juliet gets a richly-deserved romantic sub-plot.' -Rich Westwood, Euro Crime