Scotch Pine

MURDER. DECEIT. TREACHERY. AND A BIT OF KNITTING... A toddler's beloved toy is snatched in broad daylight. It's hardly the crime of the century, and with a county-wide review of policing in full swing the timing is far from ideal. Detective Inspector Hamish Partridge is already struggling to mend his broken heart, keep a lavish wedding on track and help with a major retrospective of Grouse's collages. But when Grouse falls victim to an outrageous crime, Partridge becomes entangled in a case which will test his loyalty to the very limits,endanger those he loves most and, ultimately, change lives forever... THE THIRD GROUSE AND PARTRIDGE MYSTERY IS THE PUBLISHING EVENT OF THE YEAR (in my house, anyway).