Book Review: The Body Under the Bridge by Nick Louth

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It's Mystery Monday, and sticking with more British mysteries 

(my go t during the pandemic, if you hadn't guessed, LOL)

The latest DCI Gillard Crime Thriller is a knockout: fast and completely gripping, perfect for fans of Stuart Macbride, Mark Billingham and Robert Bryndza.

Synopsis:

DCI Craig Gillard will be pushed to his limits… But will he break?

It seems like a routine disappearance, a case of musician’s stage fright. As a senior detective, Craig Gillard isn’t sure why he’s even involved. Until it turns out the woman’s father is the German Minister of Justice, and the British Home Secretary is on the case too. 

But nothing about the case is simple. How does a woman on a train simply vanish? What do you do when a trail runs cold and the pressure is on? 

Before long the perpetrator has another target: DCI Gillard himself. What if the detective isn’t just running the case, but is part of it? The victim merely a lure for a bigger fish. 

The answer is under the bridge. The chilling setting for the biggest challenge of his life. 

Review:

 This is book 5 in the series, and a real page turner! So much so, that I tried to finish it in one sitting (but couldn't). This is a take on the closed room mystery, except it takes place on a train.There may be plenty of possible suspects, but with alibis abounding, Gillard and his team are stuck, but as events unfold, slowly they realize there are clues but they didn't see them for the obvious. The ending is worthy of a Christie plot! Don't miss this one!

About the Author:

Nick Louth is a freelance journalist and author, based in Lincolnshire UK.

Before beginning writing fiction, he was a foreign correspondent for Reuters news agency, and a regular contributor to the Financial Times, MSN, and many financial magazines.