Review; Silent Crimes by Michael Hambling

Last year I was fortunate enough to recieve an ARC of the crime novel Silent Crimes by Michael Hambling through Netgalley. I read it shortly afterwards, but I haven't published my review until now.

Description from Goodreads
Looking for a gripping mystery by a best-selling author? Full of twists and turns, this crime thriller will keep you turning the pages until the satisfying conclusion.

AN INTRICATE MYSTERY FULL OF BURIED SECRETS

Detective Sophie Allen’s daughter discovers the body of a reclusive tramp in remote woodland in Dorset. He’s been dead for a week.

Looking for a gripping mystery by a best-selling author? Full of twists and turns, this crime thriller will keep you turning the pages until the satisfying conclusion.

AN INTRICATE MYSTERY FULL OF BURIED SECRETS

Detective Sophie Allen’s daughter discovers the body of a reclusive tramp in remote woodland in Dorset. He’s been dead for a week.

Sophie and her team try to piece together something about his life, but progress is slow.

NO ONE IS QUITE WHAT THEY SEEM.

Then a hidden package is discovered near his rudimentary shelter. The police also find out that someone has been in the area asking about the tramp recently. A picture begins to emerge.

He was an important member of a commune that had a three-year existence on a farm on the Quantock Hills in Somerset more than decade earlier.

WHAT HAPPENED IN THE COMMUNE AND WHY ARE PEOPLE STILL DYING BECAUSE OF IT?

Discover the truth in this captivating crime mystery.

My Thoughts on the Book
Silent Crimes was a well-written police procedural with a slow and steady pace. The plot had some twists and turns and cleverly structured in general. The characters, both related to police, victims and suspects, were fleshed out, which made the book more human. What made me like the book even more was that it had two LGBT+ characters in the shape of Rae, MTF trans and Lydia, lesbian.

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