In 1955, a forensic pathologist encounters a headless body found in a Welsh bogโwith a Batman tattoo on the armโin this mystery full of โgreat plot twistsโ (Publishers Weekly).
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With a new and thriving private forensic consultancy, Home Office pathologist Doctor Richard Pryor is glad to have his partner, forensic biologist Angela Bray, back from caring for her ill mother. Together, they are able to persuade locum doctor Priscilla Chambers to stay on a few weeks longer. Although Pryor is reluctant to start a relationship within his forensic family, he finds himself eyeing both the beautiful and extroverted Priscilla and the cool and elegant Angela. Then, a new case shakes up the quiet resort town of Borthโa body, found in the bog, with its hands tied and the head missingโand all three must work together to solve the strange crime.
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Bernard Knight is the author of the Crowner John Mysteries series and is a member of The Medieval Murderers. Dr. Knight is one of Englandโs foremost forensic experts.
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โWill leave readers eager for a sequel.โ โPublishers Weekly
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โRetired pathologist Knight combines solid science and culture of the period and an attractive cast of characters in another entertaining entry in the Pryor series.โ โBooklist