Philip Dryden is a Cambridgeshire journalist, and when he is called to an incident near the River Lark, his expectations of a great story aren’t high. But as he is standing around watching a car being pulled from the river, the unexpected happens. The police open the boot – and a frozen, unrecognisable corpse is found rammed into the small space.

And then the next day, on the roof of Ely Catherdral, a second body is found on a stone gargoyle. The police rule it an accident, but Dryden has a strong feeling the deaths are connected. He is convinced that a killer is stalking Cambridge – and the killer is perfectly willing to kill again to stay hidden.

Just a quick review this time – and not because I read this at the start of my holiday a couple of weeks ago and can’t remember that much about it. Definitely not. It was recommended to me by Richard Reynolds of Bodies In The Bookshop after I praised the recent release from Kelly, The American Suspect.

It’s the start of a series of books featuring Philip Dryden, an interesting protagonist. He’s dealing with the aftermath of a recent tragedy that put his wife into a coma. The locations are a crucial part of the plot – the slant of the reporter investigating helped make the plot a little different than if it had been a straightforward police investigation.

The killer did catch me out – there’s quite a lot going on but Kelly does pull things together well. I did find Dryden’s taxi-driver sidekick a tad unbelievable, but all in all, I enjoyed this one and likely will take a look at the next in the series. And not just because it was another of those ebook bundles where you get loads of books in a series for a pittance.