Detective Kate Wakefield had me at "plonker", the only word she writes on an incident report to her superiors explaining a fight she got into with an older male officer. Thus begins a relationship between a young East End detective and Lord Heathridge, her just turned sixty "gov" and eventually her love interest. The characters are in these novels are fantastic, deeply formed and hilarious and the story moves along with a brisk pace with a lovely modern but charming plot. In the series,
Ice Blue is first and then
Blue Murder. I can't wait for the third installment to come out in January 2013.
Thanks for giving me these to read. I gobbled them up in two weekends! The crimes are a little contrived -- but the characters are great! They have, as you say, depth and humor. I am loving this series.
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