Thicker than Water by Sally Spencer

I've read this author's Sam Blackstone's series before but this is the first one for me in the Monika Paniatowski Mysteries. In this novel DCI Monika Paniatowski takes on a nightmare of a case. The murder victim is the mother of three small children and is married to a wealthy politician. DCI Paniatowski is being scrutinized by her superiors and she is experiencing a great deal of added stress having just returned from a maternity leave.
She has zeroed in on a respectable member of the community who is also friends with her Chief Constable.

The DCI must utilize all of her innumerable talents to prove the connection between the perpetrator and the victim. Readers are taken through twists and turns as the detective leads us to the final apprehension. A well
constructed mystery that may motivate you to read the entire collection.

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