Long Day Monday

P Division #8

by Peter Turnbull

In later years, Ray Sussock would look upon the case as being perhaps the most satisfying of his career. He began with the case and he was there at the conclusion twenty-five years later. It would, though, be many months, if not years, before the sense of satisfaction, the sense of neatly rounding off, would settle in. At the time he found it harrowing, especially when the realization came. When the realization came he had woken up. Screaming.
So begins the account of one of the darkest and most peculiar cases to present itself to the officers of the esteemed P Division in Glasgow, Scotland. It opens quietly enough, with the routine investigation of a stolen vehicle that has been abandoned deep in rural Lanarkshire. When disturbed topsoil indicates that something far more sinister has also been abandoned, it reminds Sergeant Sussock of a similar incident some twenty-five years earlier - and to the horror of the investigators, the fields of Lanarkshire begin to give up their dead.
Forensic evidence indicates that the victims unearthed had all endured a period of captivity before being murdered, so when a separate inquiry into the sudden disappearance of a young boy becomes linked to the murder investigation, the police realize that a serial killer is at work - and that they are racing against time.

Genres: Mystery, Crime

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Peter Turnbull is the author of nineteen previous novels and numerous works of short fiction. He worked for many years as a social worker in Glasgow before returning to his native Yorkshire.

Reviews

[Kirsten · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Peter Turnbull's police procedurals. They have good plots and an ensemble cast. No one member usually takes precedence over any other and he shows all the grit and warts of being in the police in an inner city. I've almost finished with the "P" Division series and that make me sad. I'll miss them.

[Sandi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another good solid read in this no frills police procedural series set in Glasgow. Tightly written with only 180 pages and a fast plot, I always enjoy reading about the officers of the P Division.

[Tony · Rating 4 out of 5]

The eighth of Turnbull's eleven Glasgow-set "P Division" police procedurals follows the squad over the course of a few days in which a young boy goes missing and a teenage girl's corpse is discovered in the nearby countryside. For full review, see http://www.amazon.com/review/RLJTIYT5...

[Maddy · Rating 4 out of 5]

PROTAGONISTS: P Division of Glasgow Police
SERIES: #8
RATING: 4.25
WHY: A body is discovered buried in a remote field. There's a stuffed rabbit nearby which triggers memories for DS Ray Sussock of a 25-year old crime. The "P" division in Glasgow is stretched to the limit when a 10-year-old boy is abducted. The plot moved along well, and the depiction of the characters was well done.