When the bodies of two teenage girls are discovered on a building site, DCI Whitney Walker knows she's on the hunt for a killer. The problem is the murders happened in 1980 and this is her first case with the new team. What makes it even tougher is that with budgetary restrictions in place, she only has two weeks to solve it.
Once again, she enlists the help of forensic psychologist Dr Georgina Cavendish, but as she digs deeper into the past, she uncovers hidden truths that hurtle through the decades and into the present.
Silent Graves is the ninth book in the acclaimed Cavendish & Walker series. Perfect for fans of L J Ross, J M Dalgleish and Rachel Abbott.
Sally Rigby was born in Northampton, in the UK. She has always had the travel bug, and after living in both Manchester and London, eventually moved overseas. From 2001 she has lived with her family in New Zealand, which she considers to be the most beautiful place in the world. During this time she also lived for five years in Australia. Sally has always loved crime fiction books, films and TV programmes, and has a particular fascination with the psychology of serial killers.
This is the first case since the reshuffle in the new building with a couple of new members after losing 2 of her original team. Whitney has retained her position, with high flyer DSI Jamieson gone to pastures new she now has a female DSI will she be just what Whitney is hoping for especially when her nemesis rocks up at the station…
They have a cold case when a construction team are digging up a site for a new development the bodies well skeletons of two teenage girls are found. The murders happened in 1980 so Whitney and her team are on the case. Her trusty abrasive forensic Pathologist Dr. Claire Dexter has a few surprises of her own to share and as ever she is wearing a funny ensemble Whitney can see Glittery bright Pink tights, red ankle boots, a green & white checked skirt through through Claire’s Doctor’s coat but can’t make out the top 🤭🤭🤭
As the team investigates it turns out that neither girl had any redeeming qualities and were bullies as well as selling drugs at the school.
When they find out who headed up the original investigation things start to get very muddy and uncomfortable, how will DCI Whitney Walker and Dr. Georgina Cavendish (Aka George) handle it when they realise the truth, the past and the present come into play?…
Whitney also is in for a personal shock at the end of the book….
The long-awaited merger between Lenchester CID and the one from Willesden has taken place and they move into their new offices. DS Matt Ward has asked a transfer to a smaller force, so he can concentrate on his family and Sue went to West Mercia. The team is joined by DC Meena Singh and DS Brian Chapman. To Whitney’s delight, DSI Jamieson has also left for a high position in Wales and her new boss is Helen Clyde. They all have to get used to new circumstances and people. They have immediately a case on their plate. At the development of a new housing estate, the workers find the skeletal remains of 2 female teenagers that have been buried for 40 years. They soon learn that the remains belong to a couple of 16-year-olds that were thought to have run away. There’s hardly any information in the initial files and because this is a cold case, the team has only a limited time to solve this puzzle.
The characters in this series really feel alive in this series, not only the long term ones but the new ones just as well. Sally also brings an excellent portrayal of the drug dealers in this story. I absolutely loved the scene where a distrustful old man refuses Whitney and Brian access to his house because they could be imposters. Both Whitney and Ross have had a great amount of influence on George’s behaviour and manner of thinking and looking at things. She’s far more relaxed and can be even a bit spontaneous at moments. But the biggest change is that she’s able to admit and show feelings. She’s even secretly contemplating whether or not to move in with Ross. But it’s funny when she’s lyrical when she talks to Whitney about her new car. Brian, the new sergeant tells Whitney straight away that he sees his position in her team as a stepping stone to greener pastures. He used to work for the Met but moved to the area when his mother needed help; Now, she’s in a care home, there’s no limit to his ambition. It looks as if Whitney and her new DSI will get on and have a similar outlook about police work until she hears that Helen’s boss will be no one else than ‘dickhead’ Douglas her long term nemesis who already sabotaged her career in the past. But the DSI already heard rumours about a feud and forces Whitney to tell her the whole story in confidence. She promises that she won’t allow him to interfere with her career or investigations. But it is the future that will prove how strong in her shoes she stands. It was great to see this series go in a completely new direction, not only with the additional characters that are bound to open up new storylines but also with the investigations. It makes a nice change from the serial killers that were a bit over-represented in the previous stories. And I think that a cold case is only one of the possibilities that the team will encounter in their enlarged playing field. And George proves that she does more than profiling, she shows her value in this field as well because she’s very good at reading the body language of witnesses and suspects and readily spots lies and omissions. I’m sure that Sally did her homework in this field as well. There is a lot of compassion and empathy shown in the portrayal of Whitney’s mother with dementia. Some scenes are so lifelike and real that you forget that these are book characters whose lives are limited to the pages of their books. This was a tragic story and you can’t help but feel sympathy for the culprits in this case. It’s a great story and I think it’s one of the best one in the series. The book closes with a big surprise for Whitney. I thank the author for the free ARC she provided and this is my honest and unbiased review of it.
Whitney and her team have moved into the new police HQ building. She has a new boss, 50% of her team are new, and some are a handful ( no spoilers)... The discovery of two bodies on a building site gives Whitney, George and the team a difficult cold case to crack. Full of red herrings, twists and turns, as well as interesting personal sub plots makes this another great read in this wonderful series. Wish it was on the telly! Thank you Sally for allowing me to read an early ARC of this great book.
This book was amazing! Whitney and her team have moved into the location of the new Lenchester police department. There are 2 new people on the team and Whitney wonders how they will fit in with the group. Whitney also has a new boss and she wonders how that is going to work out especially when she finds out an old colleague is being transferred to Lenchester. The case is really interesting and finding suspects is difficult. George is back on the case with the team adding her special flair. The book ends with a great twist that makes for having to have patience waiting to see what is going to happen next. I received a free download of this book from the publisher. This review is my own honest opinion.
SILENT GRAVE..Sally Rigby DCI Whitney of serious crimes, now in a new building and a new team, everyone had to reapply for their position . New team and a new case, skeleton remains on a building site. Teen age girls from the 1970-80s. Use to be a family farm for centuries, with a family of five still there. Interesting case of how they traced the sequence that lead to there deaths. As for the new team, Brian is proving to be a challenge for DCI Whitney. First time to have a woman super wanting to be kept informed, and that is working out well. Another good flowing plot, and meeting the new team members. Given ARC for my voluntary review and my honest opinion
Whitney has moved into the new police premises and has two new team members who she wonders if they will fit in with her present team members. Two teenage girls went missing 40yr ago their skeletal remains are found in a farm field when it's sold for a future housing estate. Dr Cavendish is brought back to help Whitney with the interviews only to find police incompetence 40yr ago saying the girls had run away so closed case. Had great twists and unexpected ending. Whitney's personal life progressing lovely. Leaves you wanting it to continue so can't wait for the next one in the series. Thanks Sally for an ARC in exchange for an honest review
Silent Graves is the ninth book in the Cavendish & Walker series. I hadn’t read any of the previous books, but I really enjoyed this one and will be looking to read the others.
The book is well written, the story flowed well and the dialogue wasn’t too heavy. The story wasn’t particularly fast-paced, but it wasn’t a slow burner either, it just went through at a gradual investigation pace.
I really like Whitney, and her relationship with George was really refreshing. I didn’t have any clue as to the perpetrator, so it was nice to read the unraveling and be genuinely shocked!
The reshuffle and merger of the two Forces - Willsden and Lenchedter - has been completed, the new teams in each department have now been selected and moved to their offices in the state of the art, newly built police station in Lenchester.
DI Whitney Walker has lost some of her old team and now has two new members from the Willsden force and a new, female superior officer - Detective Superintendent Helen Clyde. Her old adversary, DS Tom Jamieson, having been promoted.
Before Whitney has had time to settle in to her new office and get to know her two new team members, there is a call to say that two bodies have been found buried near a hedgerow on farmland which is in the process of being developed for housing.
It appears that the bodies have lain undiscovered for some years. The farm has changed hands, people have moved away and it seems that there may be no witnesses, and very little evidence.
Witney is thrown in at the deep end with what appears to be a cold case.
Will Whitney and her re-formed team be able to solve this case before the land is built on and all possible clues lost? Will her new boss release the necessary funds required to enlist the help of her friend, Doctor Georgina Cavendish, Forensic Psychologist at Lenchester University, who has helped her solve many cases in the past? Or will she have a fight on her hands as she did with her old boss, DS Tom Jamieson? And will her two new team members gel with the existing team?
As with all the books in this series, the story will have you turning the pages at breakneck speed. The new location and team dynamics just add that extra spark.
Another great book in the Cavendish & Walker series. DCI Whitney Walker has her new team after the consolidation of two different forces. She has 3 of her old team and 2 new ones as well as a new boss. Human bones of two people are found on the site of a new housing development. After the ME has had time to examine the bones it is thought that the bones are from 2 teenaged girls who were put there almost 40 years ago. The new team has their work cut out for them with their first case which is very cold. With such a cold case will they be able to find enough evidence or people to talk to. After finding two possible victims which were stated by old police records (which were very slim) as missing persons/runaways.Lot of possible suspects. This one really kept me on the edge of my seat so see what came next and would they every find enough to get to the bottom of things. Great read and a must if you enjoy books that keep you interested in what is going on.
Detective Superintendent Helen Clyde When skeletal remains from two bodies were found on a building site at Oak Tree Farm, Detective Chief Inspector Whitney Walker of Lenchester police is called in to investigate.
Meanwhile, her office has been structured and she’s been assigned two new officers; DS Brian Chapman and DC Meena Singh to work alongside her team: DC Frank Taylor, DC Doug Baines, DC Ellie Naylor. Georgina Cavendish, a forensic psychologist would also be assisting with the investigation.
I received an advance ARC copy from the author for my honest review.
"Silent Graves" probably is my favorite in the A Cavendish & Walker Series, due two of my favorite shows are Cold Case Files and Forensic Files and this easily could have been featured as an episode on either show.
No surprise that just two members of her team aren't their after the merger, her new supervisor also fits with the times and do miss Matt.
This was the perfect first case for DCI Walker and her team, skeletal remains of two people were found on a farm that was changing into residential homes, they end up being from two girls who went missing 40 years ago and to know the rest you'll have to read it. Although I will admit, I hoped that Walker's tormentor Chief Superintendent Douglas, would get caught up in the investigation and she'd get the ultimate revenge having to arrest him.
With each new novel, it's written as it's made for TV, the chemistry between Whitney and George has grown that they think like each other would, are best friends and everything revolves around the two.
Sally Rigby has earned herself a reputation for writing excellent police procedurals featuring her fascinating duo Cabendish and Walker. Silent Graves serves perfectly to cement that reputation as it’s another first class read. This time our heroes are investigating a decades old cold case after human remains are found at a farm set for redevelopment. Naturally the tale takes many turns before our favourite duo finally discover the truth. The story is excellent but it’s the characters that make the book such a success. There’s real heart and life to these characters that draw you in and hold your interest. The mystery of the bodies takes a few turns along the way but the ending is both interesting and satisfying. A great read from a great series.
This is the 9th book in the Cavendish and Walker series, but the first one I have read. I don’t think that not reading the previous books in the series was a negative, but without being privy to the previous plots and character backstories - I did not like the characters. Particularly Whitney. She had a chip on her shoulder about something and wasn’t very pleasant to anyone other than George.
I thought the book was well written, with plot developments and twists perfectly placed to keep the reader hooked. I partly worked out the conclusion, but there were still elements I didn’t see coming.
Despite this, I wouldn’t go back and read the previous books in the series, but not the worst book I’ve read so far in 2022 by a long shot.
‘Silent Graves’ is the ninth book in the bestselling series featuring Detective Chief Inspector Whitney Walker and forensic psychologist Doctor Georgina Cavendish. I only discovered this superb series fairly recently so I haven’t managed to catch up with all the books in the series just yet but I am slowly getting there. I read the synopsis for ‘Silent Graves’ and it certainly sounded like one heck of a cracking read and then some. I thoroughly enjoyed reading every single second of ‘Silent Graves’ but more about that in a bit. I love the characters of Walker and Cavendish and it didn’t take me long at all to warm to them. In fact I ended up feeling as though I had reunited with old friends in Walker and Cavendish. Both are feisty, determined, occasionally stubborn and strong women, who are friends as well as colleagues. There was one character who really got up my nose and then some at the start of the book. His attitude towards certain of his colleagues stank and the questions that he asked newly bereaved families were a bit blunt and tactless. It’s as if this individual is desperate to get to the top and he doesn’t really care how he manages it. There were several occasions where I wanted to jump inside the pages of the book to give this particular character a good slap across the chops with a wet fish a few dozen times for the way he carried on. As soon as I read the synopsis for ‘Silent Graves’, I instinctively knew that I was going to be reading fore the rest of the day. I just couldn’t put the book down for any length of time. My Kindle wasn’t exactly glued to my hand but it might as well have been because it travelled everywhere with me. I couldn’t bear to miss a single second of the story. The discovery of the bodies intrigued me and I had to keep reading to see if Walker and Cavendish solved the crime and how the story panned out for certain characters. The pages turned over at a fair old pace as I worked my way through the story. I became so wrapped up in the story that I lost all track of time and just how quickly I was getting through the story. The first time I checked, I was staggered to realise that I had read over a third of the book in one go. I soon got to the end of the book and I had to bid farewell to Walker and Cavendish. Silent Graves’ is superbly written but then I think that to be true of Sally’s books in general. Sally certainly knows how to grab your attention from the start and then drawn you into a compelling story. In Cavendish and Walker, Sally has created two down to earth characters, who are impossible to dislike. She brings them alive in the sense that she describes them so vividly and realistically that they seem just as real as you and I. For me, this was a perfectly paced story- the story hit the ground running and maintained a fast pace throughout. There were more twists and turns to this story than you would find on a ‘Snakes & Ladders’ board. ‘Silent Graves’ was a compelling story, which held my attention from start to finish, kept me guessing and kept me on the edge of my seat throughout. In short, ‘Silent Graves’, is a brilliant book, which I will definitely be recommending to other readers. I will certainly be reading more of Sally’s work in the future. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a very well deserved 5* out of 5*.
I love police procedurals and doubly so when there’s a strong female lead – so I jumped at the chance to join this blog tour.
I hadn’t read any of this series before (this is the ninth book) but I managed just fine with it. This book works well as a stand alone – everything relevant is explained.
The opening pages introduce us to DCI Whitney Walker who is about to meet her new team in the shiny new Lenchester police station. She’s worked with some of them before, but there are new additions and she has a new boss – all very unnerving for her, but useful for those of us catching up with who’s who!
The team’s first case comes about when two bodies are found on farmland that is being developed for a housing estate. The two skeletons present a problem – this is clearly a historical case and there will be limited forensic evidence. When the bodies are established to be connected to the 1980 disappearance of two teenage girls, Walker and her team are faced with the difficulties of investigating a cold case with limited time – Lenchester Police are unwilling to fund a long investigation that might ultimately lead nowhere…
This is a solid police procedural with a good range of characters – Walker’s team are an interesting bunch, all recognisably real and human, from the slightly cocky new DS who has big career plans to the timid researcher whose brilliant work gets overshadowed by her more confident teammates.
Walker herself is also engaging – although she is slightly prickly and would be terrifying to actually work for, I think! Her friendship with Dr Georgina Cavendish, a forensic psychologist and another spiky character, is well developed and the two women have complementary skills that further the investigation.
I have no clue as to whether this is a realistic portrayal of police work – I did have a few questions – but it is an enjoyable and well-plotted police procedural. I thought there would be issues with keeping the momentum going on a 40 year-old case, but this is well managed and I was keen to keep reading.
I would recommend this to lovers of crime fiction with a strong (female) detective at the helm. It isn’t gruesome or full of peril, but it is an engaging and interesting read – and equally accessible whether you are a die-hard Cavendish and Walker fan or (like me) brand new to the series.
The team are back! DCI Whitney Walker and Forensic Psychologist Georgina ‘George’ Cavendish star in the ninth book in the series but this one is very different to the last one I reviewed – Ritual Demise – where our intrepid duo were on the trail of a serial killer who leaves his victims in staged positions with their heads on a heraldic cushion.
Silent Graves is not so grisly, in fact it’s a cold case dating back 40 years to when two girls went missing and the police decided they were runaways. But two bodies have been found on the edges of a farm which is being dug up for housing development. Could they be the missing girls? DNA has come a long way (in fact it wasn’t used in a police investigation until 1986 in the UK so wasn’t possible in 1980) and it’s not hard to identify a body in 2020. So long as you have samples of the girl’s hair for instance, or a sample of the parents’ or siblings’ DNA.
But how did they die and who buried them? And why was the original investigation so bungled? It’s up the the team to find out. Talking of which, the team has changed since the last book. Two members have left – Doug, Frank and IT specialist Ellie remain – and are joined by ambitious sergeant DS Brian Chapman and DC Meena Singh. How will they gel? Whitney isn’t sure about Brian. He’s too keen and she has to keep putting him in his place. I have a feeling we’ll find out a lot more in book ten. She hasn’t found out much about Meena yet so the same applies.
They have also moved into a new building and have a new ‘super’ – the formidable Helen Clyde – who appears to have more respect for Whitney than the last ‘super’ Jamieson did. But I’m waffling. What about George? She’s still there, watching and analysing quietly in the background. She knows when people are lying – which will prove to be very useful in this case.
My only sadness is that we don’t get to see crazy pathologist Claire often enough. I love her. Please give her more to do next time.
Silent Graves is another great police procedural which examines the dynamic of the team and its individual characters as much as it does the criminals and their victims.
Many thanks to @damppebbles for inviting me to be part of #damppebblesblogtours
In Silent Graves, by Sally Rigby, we follow DCI Whitney Walker as she works to solve a historical case while getting used to managing a new team, working under a new supervisor, and getting used to a soulless new building. I quickly became invested in the case: I love reading about the ways detectives, pathologists and forensic scientists manage to uncover what happened in spite of the limitations of technology and record-keeping at the time and the effects of time on evidence and people’s memories.
The developments come thick and fast, which kept me hooked. The detective work itself goes relatively smoothly: Whitney is able to gather a fair bit of information despite the challenges of investigating a 40-year-old case (tech whiz DC Ellie Naylor is maybe a little too good) and the time constraints placed upon her, and nobody ends up in danger as a result of the discovery of the bodies.
The real challenges arise as a result of interpersonal clashes within the force. Rigby has a clear talent for portraying characters and relationships. I liked Whitney because she’s so sympathetic and compassionate - she really tunes in to the emotions of the people she speaks to as part of the investigation, and understands how and why humans react to events in different ways and end up doing the wrong thing.
At the same time, Whitney doesn’t suffer fools gladly, is confident in her abilities, and is assertive in leading her team. She works alongside several competent, confident women - namely her immediate superior, DS Helen Clyde; forensic psychologist and close friend George Cavendish; and pathologist Dr Claire Dexter - and it’s a real balm to see them refuse to soften themselves or downplay their abilities when they’re faced with male egos and entitlement.
Whitney’s new sergeant, Brian Chapman, is a case in point. He thinks he’s all that, has some difficulty with his listening skills, can be a bit heavy-handed in interviews, and thinks he knows better than the experts. It’s to Whitney’s credit that she handles this challenge so well, asserting her authority and calling him out when he doesn’t follow her instructions, but also remaining professional in her reactions to him, and giving him a chance to take her feedback on board and do better next time.
I hadn’t come across this nine-book series before, but on the strength of Silent Graves and the interest I now have in the characters and their backstories, I’ve signed up for the blog tour for the next instalment, Kill Shot, and added the first book, Deadly Games, to my Kindle library. I’m also looking forward to seeing more of the fictional town of Lenchester and its surroundings - the parts of it I saw in this instalment were really well-developed and easy to picture.
Silent Graves is a well-written and enjoyable police procedural with a likeable, compassionate main character.
Silent Graves by Sally Rigby is the ninth book in the Cavendish and Walker series.DCI Whitney Walker and forensic psychologist Georgina Cavendish end up working together on Whitney's latest case. One in which the murders happened in the 1980s and Whitney is limited to solving it in two weeks, due to spending power and this is her first case with her new team. These two women join forces and their digging unearths truths that are not staying in the past...they are spinning through the years to the present day. Will this case be the trigger to bring Whitney's new team together or not? Again, Sally Rigby has brought us another instalment that makes me feel I am back with friends. I am particularly fond of Walker and Cavendish due to their strength, determination and even feistiness from time to time. I am so happy Sally Rigby keeps bringing us more of this series, it is gripping everytime. It never gets boring! Nine books in and I am as interested in this book as I was in the first. The stories are always fresh and teeming with intrigue and mystery just as it's predecessor. This time we are, as Whitney is also, introduced to new characters which brings about another strand to the story as well. A series that I always love returning to and is still as good if not better as it develops. Highly recommeded read. Thanks to #damppebbles and the publisher for the copy of the book for @damppebblesblogtours today.
Another enjoyable mystery and police procedural. Suggest reading earlier books
I’m reading books of this series out of order, without encountering continuity problems. If you’re a newbie to this series, I suggest reading earlier books, because the characters—especially the complex protagonists—have rich backstories and have had ongoing interactions with misogynistic police brass.
This book is a new beginning of sorts for DCI Whitney Walker and her team of interesting police characters. They’re in a new, impersonal building and there are two new members on her team, who need to be brought up to speed.
When reading author Rigby’s books, instead of box-ticking to find the culprits, I follow DCI Walker and Dr Georgina “George” Cavendish, a forensic psychologist, as they investigate. IMHO, author Rigby prefers to keep clues and culprits close to her chest. In this book, the murderers and accomplices aren’t difficult to spot, but I always enjoy how Whitney questions suspects with psychological input from George, who’s watching from an observation room. I plan to keep reading this series.
Silent Graves is a strong entry in Sally Rigby’s series, offering a welcome change of direction while keeping the elements that make the books so enjoyable. The introduction of new characters adds fresh dynamics to the established relationships, giving the team interactions a slightly different energy without losing their familiar chemistry.
I particularly enjoyed the shift away from another serial killer storyline. The investigation of an ancient cold case brings a different kind of tension to the novel, one that relies more on uncovering buried secrets than on escalating body counts. It feels thoughtfully plotted and gives the story room to breathe while still maintaining momentum.
As ever, Rigby balances the darker subject matter with sharp banter and a sense of fun, which keeps the tone light enough without undermining the seriousness of the investigation. The pacing is strong throughout, making it an easy and engaging read.
The novel ends with a satisfying twist that will leave fans eager to dive straight into the next book. Overall, Silent Graves is a confident, enjoyable installment that proves the series can evolve while staying true to its core appeal.
Its another cracker of a story from the Cavendish and Walker series! This is a series which I love reading and catching up with.
Whitney and her team have just moved into a new building and the restructuring means she has a new boss and two new members of the team. On the first day they are given a case where some bones have been found whilst clearing some fields in preparation for a new building scheme. It turns out that the bodies have been there for about 40 years and due to cuts and budgets her new boss has only given her two weeks to solve the case. Whitney calls in Georgina to help when it becomes a more complicated case.
I love the characters in this series - they are beginning to feel like friends you are catching up with rather than just pages in a book. I love Whitney and all her faults and Georgina’s quiet calm. I really do enjoy these people. I also secretly want Georgina’s new car! I also loved the revelation at the end of the book and I can’t wait for the next instalment of the series.
DCI Whitney Walker enters the new building which now houses the new Lencester Police Station.
After a forced restructuring of two police departments, Whitney reunites with part of the former team.
She had barely met the new members of the team when she was entrusted a new police investigation : human bones were found in a field...
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An original volume 9 in which DCI Whitney Walker has a hard time with one of her new rather ambitious teammates, while trying to solve an old and mysterious case.
The story is captivating. I would never have guessed the culprit...
The very end of the novel is brilliant : I can’t wait to read the rest !
DCI Whitney Walker and forensic psychologist Dr 'George' Cavendish, work on a so-called cold case murder, in Sally Rigby's cleverly constructed novel, Silent Graves. It's Walker's first case with a new team in a new and unfamiliar station/office, is four decades old, and involves the disappearance and presumed deaths of two girls in 1980. Recent excavations on a new development at a former farmland site, have unearthed 2 skeletal female remains - are these all that's left of the teens? Were they murdered and concealed in the eponymous Silent Graves? Get Sally Rigby's excellent 9th Cavendish and Walker book and work out whodunnit - if you can!
A cold case is cracked with little evidence, no witnesses, poor police records and little local interest.
The bodies of 2 girls runaways are discovered 40 years after they disappeared. An interesting, intricate and fast-moving investigation ensues.
Great characters - strong female leads and some team politics make you want to follow in the next books(s) in the series.
My only reservation is the police investigation goes well with less red herrings, frustrations and dead-ends than you would expect – not sure it is a realistic portrayal of real police work – but planning to read and enjoy the next one.
SILENT GRAVES is the first book I’ve read by Sally Rigby. This is definitely a series that must be read in order--these books do not work as standalones and I was very confused jumping in at the middle of the series.
DCI Whitney Walker is hunting a cold case killer who murdered two young women decades earlier and left them in an unmarked grave. From a police procedural standpoint, this was fairly well done. I enjoyed the detective work and found the clues well set up. There was a lot of personal “stuff” that got in the way of solving the case—the main character’s relationship with pretty much every detective in a hundred-mile radius. I enjoy complex characters and find this usually adds to a story, but here it kept slowing the crime part of the novel down. Also, there were so many side characters introduced that I couldn’t keep any of them straight. 4/5 stars.
As I expected, another great installment in the Cavendish and Walker series!
Our gang is settling into their new station and establishing new work dynamics when they are hit with a decades old case of two runaways who have turned up dead.
As usual, things are never as they seem and we follow along with our friends as they investigate and uncover an unpleasant truth.
And then we are left with a bombshell!
Patiently awaiting the next installment.
I received an ARC of this book from the author and I am thrilled to be able to give you my honest review.
This is a follow up from the last book but as with all Rigby's novels this can be read as a standalone, but following the C & W books help with who's who and their little quirks. Whitney has finally moved to new headquarters with 3 of her staff and 2 new and at the moment she is getting on with her new boss which is a first for Whitney and her boss just happens to be a woman, let's hope she can keep it up. It starts with the findings of 2 bodies well skeletons really, found in the hedgerow on part of a farm that's been sold for housing and of course everything stops for forensics. Whitney along with Georgina a forensic psychologist must put names to these 2 unfortunates and having been murdered in the 1980s is going to be some task Whitney & co start on trying to piece together who what and why they were killed and buried where they were and were not missed or had they? Intricately woven the team gradually come together as one to solve this despicable crime, the 9th instalment of C & W is truly a work of art.
Silent graves by Sally Rigby. Cavendish and Walker book 9. When the bodies of two teenage girls are discovered on a building site, DCI Whitney Walker knows she's on the hunt for a killer. The problem is the murders happened in 1980 and this is her first case with the new team. What makes it even tougher is that with budgetary restrictions in place, she only has two weeks to solve it. Another brilliant read in this series. I love Whitney and Georgina. I also liked Ellie Doug Frank. I wasn't sure about dc Meena Singh or ds Brian Chapman. I miss matt and mac. Can't wait for next book 5*.