Perfect Remains by Helen Sarah Fields

"On a remote Highland mountain, a body burns. All that's left behind are the victim's teeth and a fragment of silk. Meanwhile, in the hidden room of a house in Edinburgh, a second woman screams into the darkness. It's D.I. Luc Callanach's first day with Police Scotland, and he's handed a homicide investigation. With everything to prove, he and his new colleague D.I. Ava Turner are up against a killer who meticulously covers his tracks. When a third woman is taken, Callanach is desperate to prevent another innocent death--but the real fate of these woman is more twisted than he could have ever imagined..."--Back cover.

Wat een een dijk van een boek, de eerste in de serie. Helen Fields weet je vanaf het begin te pakken met de een echte crime story. Perfecte introductie van de serie Callanach. Ook de setting in Schotland en Edinburgh is verfrissend.

This was one of those random 2 for 1 deal books you find a supermarket and think it'll just be your average run of the mill thriller, but this was so good!!

I thought it was very well written with great characters and a suspenseful plot. There are a couple of cases ongoing throughout with some other sub-plots weaving in and out of the story, it's a well crafted narrative that keeps you turning the pages well into the night.

I enjoyed the friendship forming between Luc and Ava, it's great to see two people becomes friends over what seems a natural span of time and we can already see the potential for a romantic relationship, but it wasn't insta-love and didn't overpower the plot which I thought was a good choice.

I'm very pleased to see this is the start of a series and I will certainly be looking into continuing.