James Costorphine has just got married , returning to work his wife running a clinic close by. He was blissfully happy and has a lot to look forward to. When a complaint is lodged about two scarecrows going missing in this rural community followed by a body being found on the rail tracks, the dots cannot be linked until a patient escapes from a facility, the body is identified as a nurse at the facility and Shamila, James’s wife gets abducted along with a young patient.
To add to his misery James is taken off the case, but he and his partner despite orders from higher ups try to find out what are the links between the victims and James’s wife. Her fear of scarecrows is not known widely so the scarecrows being used in the murders is also part of the ritual. When the number of murders escalate and Samhain approaches with a massive bonfire, James knows that it is critical to find Shamila, as otherwise it will be too late.
The clues are all over the place, pointing all the detectives in the wrong direction, by a clever murderer who not only covers his tracks but finds the perfect victim to take the rap.
Convoluted but a good read.
Sent by Storm Publishing for an unbiased review, courtesy of Netgalley.
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