This is the first time I have come across DS George Cross and he has become my favourite detective.
Tim Sullivan has written the character of the neurodivergent detective so well that you can't help but like him.
Cross and his partner, DS Jose Ottley, are called to investigate the death of Peggy Frampton, an ex-local councillor, activist and agony aunt to her many followers. The death seems straightforward and looks like a burglary gone wrong.
However, Cross is having none of it and quickly decides that a murder has been committed.
Cross is not to everyone's taste - he speaks his mind, does his own thing and regularly walks away in the middle of a conversation. Josie tries to educate him on the subject of social niceties - sometimes successfully but other times, Cross just doesn't get it and can't understand why people are so easily upset.
However, once he has his mind set on a course of action, he doesn't give up. Not everyone agrees with his methods but, when you get the results, the odd social faux pas can be forgiven.
Definitely going to look for other titles in the series.
#Pigeonhole