Strange Affair is really the name of a song referred to in this book. The story itself is a “Strange Affair” as it weaves through several murders and mysteries. The setting is in Great Britain with Detective Inspector Annie Cabbot and Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks the main characters. These two had a previous “thing” for each other and are trying to operate separate from each other but are thrown together in this Strange Affair.

Several women strangely are murdered and create a trail of suspicious characters involving Detective Chief Inspector Banks’ brother, Roy. When Roy cannot be located, Alan Banks becomes furious with himself since he did not return messages a desperate sounding Roy had left on his phone. Did Roy have anything to do with these murders? What connection, if any, did Roy have with the Berger-Lennox Centre, a woman’s clinic for helping women in which ways?

When a lot of very young girls are found in old and dirty housing, the spotlight goes onto them and who is responsible for their lives and living conditions? This book takes the reader through the British countryside and shows how the nations law enforcement system goes to extremes to solve several murders, finding gangsters and illegal foreign operations within the nation. It is never dull! You will enjoy every minute of this endeavor to track down the “bad guys” and solve crime. You will think you have solved a murder but don’t bet on it! Read on and find out you were probably wrong.

REVIEWED BY CY HILTERMAN