Cara Hunter: Murder in the family, Harper Collins, July 9th, paperback 9780008530037

I have been a fan of Cara Hunter's Adam Fawley crime series for some time. So naturally I was curious about her upcoming stand alone novel "Murder in the family" which I just finished,  thanks to the early netgalley by Harper Collins.

"Murder in the family" drew me in straight away and almost reads like true crime. A team of experts has been chosen to reinvestigate a cold murder case for a TV series, that of 26 yrs old Luke Ryder who was found dead in 2003 by his step daughters.  He had been brutally beaten up,  his murder had never been solved.  The case drew attention since he had been married to a socialite 10 years older than him.  

What makes this mystery so fun is how the experts, (journalist, two former crime cops, psychologist, lawyer etc ) go about picking the case apart and needless to say it takes numerous twists and turns until the killer is finally identfied. I had several "hold on, who was that again" moments but other than that really liked this crime novel. Perfect beach read...