“Her Charming Man” by Rachel Sargeant is the second book in ‘The Gloucestershire crime series’ and since I enjoyed the first; “Her Charming Friend”, I knew this book would be just as entertaining, for which I wasn’t disappointed. 

 

DI Steph Lewis is a likeable and hardworking police officer and I really sympathised with her nigh on permanent migraine headaches. I was hoping to see a diagnosis in this book for her but understood her reluctance to pursue a brain scan.  I do feel there is a lot more to come regarding this storyline, which I hope sees some relief for Steph.  Her working relationship with the young DC Harriet Harris was intriguing and gave Steph a hard time with regards to her management skills towards the young woman, however the banter between all the department was good to read and the conversations with the forensics guy was at times quite funny. 

 

I was totally caught off guard with the conclusion, it wasn’t something I’d considered and a very clever move by the author, drawing the reader into the story and then dropping a bombshell of a denouement. 

 

Although the second in the series, this can easily be enjoyed as a stand-alone, the author has included what is needed to know from the first book, especially regarding the father of Steph’s son Jake and I have high hopes again for book three. A great British police procedural, perfect for dedicated crime fiction fans and I’d happily recommend this series and the author. 

 

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