The Evidence
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Summary
SHE’S OUT OF UNIFORM BUT SHE’S STILL IN THE LINE OF FIRE。
Discover a thrilling new Scottish crime series starring Detective Helen Carter。
Detective Helen Carter is called to a crime scene: a barmaid， Tina French， has been strangled。 Murdered on her way home from work to look after her sick son。
Meanwhile， Moira McKenzie leaves her lover’s townhouse and gets home to find her abusive husband， Reggie， washing blood from his hands。 Later， in their garden shed， she finds incriminating photos， keepsakes and newspaper cuttings about old murder cases。
When the police are called to their home， they find a pool of blood and a shattered glass table， but no sign of Moira 。 。 。
Helen knows what it’s like to be victimized。 She’s still recovering from her last case and avoiding her fiancé’s calls。 Now she needs to stop the person terrorizing the women of Edinburgh。
Discover a thrilling new Scottish crime series starring Detective Helen Carter。
Detective Helen Carter is called to a crime scene: a barmaid， Tina French， has been strangled。 Murdered on her way home from work to look after her sick son。
Meanwhile， Moira McKenzie leaves her lover’s townhouse and gets home to find her abusive husband， Reggie， washing blood from his hands。 Later， in their garden shed， she finds incriminating photos， keepsakes and newspaper cuttings about old murder cases。
When the police are called to their home， they find a pool of blood and a shattered glass table， but no sign of Moira 。 。 。
Helen knows what it’s like to be victimized。 She’s still recovering from her last case and avoiding her fiancé’s calls。 Now she needs to stop the person terrorizing the women of Edinburgh。
Reviews
wendi wigham
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A one session readDS。Carter is now a permanent member of CID。 Her boss， Craven seems to have amended his original sexist opinion of her and they work well together。Helen makes a final decision regarding her relationship with Ted and gets stuck into the latest case。Women are found murdered， heads smashed in with a mallet。 Two so far， but the clues seem to go round in circles。 Suspects include a respectable doctor， a wife beating thug and Craven's ex wife's husband。A chance remark by one of the ol A one session readDS。Carter is now a permanent member of CID。 Her boss， Craven seems to have amended his original sexist opinion of her and they work well together。Helen makes a final decision regarding her relationship with Ted and gets stuck into the latest case。Women are found murdered， heads smashed in with a mallet。 Two so far， but the clues seem to go round in circles。 Suspects include a respectable doctor， a wife beating thug and Craven's ex wife's husband。A chance remark by one of the older constables sends them searching the archives for a similar case about fifteen years previously。 Attacked with a mallet and a chunk of hair cut off as a trophy is the common pattern to these cases。 They find another case， Craven and Carter believe this is the work of a serial killer， who has been active and undetected for many years。 But which of their suspects is guilty。On a personal note Helen Carter received a legacy from her late father， a pleasant surprise， but what she finds out relating to this bequest is a huge shock。Well worth reading， did it in one session without noticing the time， but 3am is later than I thought！ 。。。more
Linda Strong
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Detective Helen Carter， although still recovering from injuries during her last case， is called to the scene of a homicide。 A barmaid has been strangled as she walked home after work。 No witnesses， no clues。Meanwhile， police are called to the home of Reggie McKenzie who is reporting his wife missing。 Helen and her partner find a pool of blood and broken furniture， but no sign of Moira。Upon investigating， they discover several issues with this man and wife。 He's known as being fond of the ladies。 Detective Helen Carter， although still recovering from injuries during her last case， is called to the scene of a homicide。 A barmaid has been strangled as she walked home after work。 No witnesses， no clues。Meanwhile， police are called to the home of Reggie McKenzie who is reporting his wife missing。 Helen and her partner find a pool of blood and broken furniture， but no sign of Moira。Upon investigating， they discover several issues with this man and wife。 He's known as being fond of the ladies。 She has been having an affair for month。 He is physically and mentally abusive。 She knows something that no one else knows。Has she been victimized in some way？ Perhaps for her knowledge of something that she's holding tight 。。。。 has she seen or heard something that would make her a target？ Or is she a run-away， bound and determined that her husband wasn't going to ever hit her again？ Or was she killed by her husband 。。。maybe the abuse went a little too far？ And how does this connect the strangling death of another woman？It's the 1970s in Edinburgh and few women have been accepted in the male dominated CID。 Helen has to work twice as hard as her male colleagues to prove her worth。 Most of her teammates figure she was only hired because she's a woman and because her father was a DI。 Her supervisor seems to go out of his way to demean her at every opportunity。But Helen is as tenacious as they come。 She has a good record and will do whatever it takes to solve a case and bring justice/closure to victims' families。This is well-written with an intriguing plot， fully fleshed out characters and a few twists and turns that will hold the reader riveted to the pages。 It's a police procedural of the 70s 。。。。 no cell phones， no internet data bases， no DNA testing。 A lot of old-fashioned door-knocking is involved。Many thanks to the author / Books n All Book Promotions for the digital copy of this crime fiction。 Read and reviewed voluntarily， opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own。 。。。more
Booklover BEV
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Helen Carter book two， Edinburgh Scotland。D。S。 Helen carter with D。I。 Jack Craven from Fettes police station are sent to an old derelict hospital building the body of Tina French is found after she had been heading home from her job at The Weary Traveller to tend to her son and this wasn't the only murder that on their plate。 A disturbance at a flat and Moira McKenzie is missing evidence in the home and her husband Reggie is arrested she suffers schizophrenia and needs to be found and lots of th Helen Carter book two， Edinburgh Scotland。D。S。 Helen carter with D。I。 Jack Craven from Fettes police station are sent to an old derelict hospital building the body of Tina French is found after she had been heading home from her job at The Weary Traveller to tend to her son and this wasn't the only murder that on their plate。 A disturbance at a flat and Moira McKenzie is missing evidence in the home and her husband Reggie is arrested she suffers schizophrenia and needs to be found and lots of things just don't add up as Helen and Jack start their investigation。What a story this unfolds into， that you just keep guessing， its gripping in some chapters and you read not knowing what is coming next。 I enjoyed book one but this book two is brilliant keeping you on the edge of your seat。 。。。more
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