SECRET HANGMAN

Bath detective Peter Diamond is having woman trouble. His boss wants him to find the missing daughter of one of her friends and he is not enthusiastic. A woman calling herself his Secret Admirer wants to arrange a date in a pub and he is trying to ignore her. His colleague, sexy Ingeborg Smith distracts the murder squad from their duties. No one ignores her. Then a woman's body is found hanging from a playground swing, with a suspicious second ligature mark around her neck, and a very colourful past. As more hangings are discovered, Diamond is certain that a secret hangman is at work in the city. A thrilling tale of mystery, mayhem and murder most foul, another classic British puzzle mystery from the highly popular Peter Diamond series you can start anywhere. 316pp, paperback.