Two Little Dickie Birds — Judy Ford

This is a detective novel that also explores social and ethical issues. A body in the river is all in a day's work for Detective Inspector Peter Johns and his Sergeant, Paul Godwin. But things start to become more personal when Paul recognises their key witness as a close childhood friend and Peter's son is detained for suspected child abduction. Peter and Paul discover that they have more in common than they realised and it becomes difficult to keep work and family life separated. Meanwhile â€" what of the body in the river? It looks like suicide. But could something more sinister have been going on? This book should appeal to lovers of crime fiction and to those who enjoy begin challenged to think about relationships and the world around them.