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Season of Darkness

by Maureen Jennings
McClelland & Stewart. 2011. c.396p. ISBN 9780771043253. pap. $22.95. M
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Why was Elsie Bates killed early one morning—first hit by a car, then fatally shot and left by the side of the road? It's 1940 England, and the country is recovering from the retreat of the British army from Dunkirk. Small-town DI Tom Tyler now has a big-city crime on his hands, and there's nothing cozy or sweet about the villain. Complicating the situation is the temporary German internee camp plunked down in the village's midst. Mix in paranoia, MI5, and a little post-traumatic stress disorder, and all bets are off. You can be assured of this, though: one victim isn't enough for this murderer.
VERDICT Canadian master storyteller and screenwriter Jennings—known for her 19th-century historicals (e.g., the Murdoch series)
Reviewed by Teresa L. Jacobsen , Oct 01, 2011
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