Today's KDD: No Mark upon Her (Duncan Kincaid / Gemma James), by Deborah Crombie. $1.99, today only!384 pages; 93 of 102 reviews four stars and above.
Amazon reviewer Barry Ballow says "This is a fine and very original police procedural by veteran mystery writer Beborah Crombie. Original for its general context--the world of elite rowing/sculling--and for its location--Henley, which is in many ways ground zero for the rowing world. As good as the context is, author Crombie has also fashioned some wonderful characters for this book. Her protagonists are British coppers of various ranks, but all with relatively normal lives and normal domestic problems that are woven into the mystery story line. They are presented as working professionals and mostly do not compete as victims in the story. By that I mean, the victims here are really the victims of crimes and transgressions. They are portrayed with compassion and have real credibility as such."
New York Times bestselling author Deborah Crombie makes her mark with this absorbing, finely hued tale of suspense--a deeply atmospheric and twisting mystery full of deadly secrets, salacious lies, and unexpected betrayals involving the mysterious drowning of a Met detective--an accomplished rower--on the Thames.
When a K9 search-and-rescue team discovers a woman's body tangled up with debris in the river, Scotland Yard superintendent Duncan Kincaid finds himself heading an investigation fraught with complications. The victim, Rebecca Meredith, was a talented but difficult woman with many admirers--and just as many enemies. An Olympic contender on the verge of a controversial comeback, she was also a high-ranking detective with the Met--a fact that raises a host of political and ethical issues in an already sensitive case.
To further complicate the situation, a separate investigation, led by Detective Inspector Gemma James, Kincaid's wife, soon reveals a disturbing--and possibly related--series of crimes, widening the field of suspects. But when someone tries to kill the search-and-rescue team member who found Rebecca's body, the case becomes even more complex and dangerous, involving powerful interests with tentacles that reach deep into the heart of the Met itself.
Surrounded by enemies with friendly faces, pressured to find answers quickly while protecting the Yard at all costs, his career and reputation on the line, Kincaid must race to catch the killer before more innocent lives are lost--including his own.
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