Body in the Canal

DI Jordan Carr #5

by Diane M. Dickson

Normally DI Jordan Carr’s cases land on his desk. This one comes from his wife…

An old friend has called her in a state of distress. Her mother has failed to keep an appointment and disappeared.

As concern grows for the missing person, another woman’s body is discovered in a canal on the outskirts of Liverpool. The victim shows signs of having been restrained.

When the two investigations begin to overlap, Carr and his team begin to worry that the missing woman might share the same fate. Feeling the onus of responsibility, Carr goes out on a limb to help.

But post-lockdown, with nerves on edge and tempers frayed, the investigation is hanging on a thread, and misunderstandings and mishaps might let the chances of a successful outcome slip through the gaps.

Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Procedural

217 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 30, 2022

About the author

English. Love writing - love reading. Feel very lucky and amazed to have books published.

Reviews

[Anita Rodgers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another in the "Body" series by Dickson.

A young woman found in the bay with strange injuries and a few days later, an older woman goes missing. Are the crimes related? That becomes the over arching question for DI Jordan Carr and Stella May. The investigation leads into some very dark places of the criminal world and keeps the reader on edge.

As usual, good read, fast pace, and before you know it, you've stayed up til 1 a.m. to finish it.

[Jean · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good read. It was well-paced and had good characters.

[Kerry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Strangely Satisfying

Excellent yarn: character development, plot, inner thoughts, etc. Not every case has a happy ending. This added realism to the mix. A great read.

[wally walter · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good read

[Viragored · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good story, fairly complex and enough clues to keep me guessing. I enjoyed reading it, especially as it's set around where I used to live and I could visualise plenty of the locations. I'll look out for more from this author.

I am taking one star off five for two things - too much him/her going on and distracting from a mostly good police procedural; and the final verbal exchange on the railway station platform between Beetham and the heroes was frankly totally unbelievable.

[Sam C · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read.

Good story, a bit slow sometimes. But a great read .
Love that there is a list of characters at the end (not that many though) because the last book I read I had to go back and make my own list there were so many names . Think all authors should do it. Would recommend.

[Deb · Rating 3 out of 5]

Took me a while to read this. I’m not familiar with the English terms (I’m American) and it often felt like I was reading a foreign language! That was actually kind of fun trying to guess what was meant by all the unfamiliar expressions. That said, it did take me a while so not too keen on reading any more.

[christine arlott-clay · Rating 5 out of 5]

A widow goes missing and a young woman dead in the canal

Jordan Carr investigating Serious crimes becomes involved in a, local murder, could there be links between the two women how?

[Cynthia Prasse · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Middle of a Series

Having not read any books in this series previously, it took me a bit to get interested in the story. I stuck with it and was glad I did. The characters were well developed and engaging, and the story was with the read.

[Black Butterfly · Rating 3 out of 5]

KINDA TALKY BUT A PRETTY GOOD WHO-DONE-IT. I DID FIGURE OUT THE KILLER AFTER THEY WERE INTRODUCE INTO THE STORY. I AGREE THE ENDING WAS NOT TO MY LIKING BUT SINCE I HAD BEEN WARNED I WAS READY FOR IT. ;D

[Indydriven · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5

[Karin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Who is taking those women and why??? Thank you, Jordan. I enjoyed this story and recommended the book.

[Dan A. Foster · Rating 1 out of 5]

Canal

I am not a fan of using the names of deity as profane exclamations, regardless of the religion. Have some respect.

[Barbara Ashley · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this book - Interesting characters and the mystery itself. I also liked the details of police procedures, but would have appreciated translation of the slang for a non-brit.

[Cynthia D Biggs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just the right amount of intriguing suspense.

[Virginia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Police procedural with a sad ending.

[Barbara Birchall · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay but only okay

Not even the car chase at the end was exciting. I'm sure if I had read books 1 - 4 I would be more invested in the characters but I didn't and I'm Not.

[Sandra Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Body in the Canal

Found it interesting in the way one thing leads to another, and could feel the frustration. On the whole a good story.

[Gillian Relf · Rating 4 out of 5]

had to keep reading.

A very good book, I had to keep reading it. Well thought out and believable characters. Read it and see.

[Mary Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book riveting and I couldn't put it down until the end.

[Jean · Rating 5 out of 5]

Only problem I had was understanding all the English slang. Good story line, good characters. Good book.

[R.L. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good read. I wouldn't discount it.