Naked Flames

August 1, 2018
The always-reliable Ison produces another winner in his engaging Brock and Poole series. After a woman's body is found in Richmond Park outside London, the two cops are called to the scene, where they learn the victim has been strangled and?bizarrely?has had her bra removed. Hoping that the strange modus operandi will help them find the killer quickly, Brock and Poole are dismayed but not entirely shocked when a second victim is found a few days later. After a well-detailed investigation, Brook and Poole find that one sad event in a man's life pushed him over the edge. A realistic look at the challenges of modern-day policing, bolstered by sardonic British humor and a twisty plot.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2018, American Library Association.)