Serpent's Point: Book 26 in the DI Wesley Peterson crime series

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But I was surprised at how well the book went, how easy it was to pick up the plot considering this series has been going on with this book being number 26.

I've been a devoted fan of this series since the first book, and by this time, the entire cast has become family. This is extremely difficult to do because author Kate Ellis is one of the best at supplying some first-class misdirection.There were a few other little leaps of logic in the book which also jarred slightly and could very easily have been smoothed out. Overall, it was an ok read and I may be inclined to give Kate Ellis's works another go as the style of her writing is enjoyable.

But as they investigate Susan Brown's life, they discover she was investigating the disappearance and murder of two other women. She worked in teaching, marketing and accountancy before first enjoying writing success as a winner of the North West Playwrights competition. Ellis connects archaeological studies of the past with present-day crimes, and the setting in Devonshire along with the other characters in the police station are also well-done.

The woman had been house-sitting at Serpent's Point and Wesley is surprised to discover that she was conducting an investigation into unsolved missing persons cases.

There were elements in the story as I read that seemed familiar but it still felt as if I hadn’t read the book. While the case takes Wesley to Yorkshire and the Cotswolds, archaeologist Neil Watson is making a dramatic discovery of his own in the fields near the house. The book starts with the friend of a woman getting married at the courthouse without family or friends attending. Claye's journal entries gave me delicious little shivers because they reminded me so much of Robert Browning's "My Last Duchess".While it's great to catch up with what has been happening with all the characters and get down and dirty in Neil's trenches, I always love trying to put all the pieces together to solve the mystery. You could easily slip into this series with Serpent's Point because Ellis does a good job of supplying enough backstory to answer questions without bogging down the plot. Another totally absorbing murder mystery in South Devon featuring Wesley Peterson and "pals" doing what they do best in their own ways. Such a gripping tale that, as well as Wesley and Gerry being in Devon, where their the first murder takes place, takes us to The Cotswolds and Yorkshire on the track of a what they now know is a serial killer. The woman had been house-sitting at Serpent's Point and Wesley is surprised to discover that she was conducting an investigation into unsolved missing person cases.

Also, that she had been conducting an investigation into unsolved missing person cases, in various parts of the country. I've read all books in this series and this one didn't disappoint, though I did get a bit confused with the number of characters appearing and had look back sometimes to remember who was who.Despite his interest in archaeology Wesley took the decision to join the police force, although he still retains his interest in archaeology and also his friendship with Neil. I wouldn't say this story gripped and intrigued me as much as some of the others but still a solid, very readable instalment. In this case, Wesley, Gerry, and the team are trying to solve the murder of a young woman who was doing a bit of detective work of her own, trying to find the man who married and murdered one young woman, then married another (the woman's friend) who mysteriously disappeared.