Walking into the Ocean
A Peter Cammon Mystery
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4.7 • 3 Ratings
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
Clever writing combined with an unusual and complex plot introduce this riveting new series
In the debut mystery featuring veteran Scotland Yard Chief Inspector Peter Cammon, what seems like a simple domestic crime turns out to be a series of murders ravaging a peaceful English coastal community.
The semi–retired Cammon is sent to the Jurassic Coast to investigate a case: a woman murdered and her mechanic husband, the likely suspect, drowned in the English Channel. But Cammon soon discovers that his investigation is a sideshow to a string of killings along the cliffs that has stymied local police. The only way to solve this one murder is to figure out the serial killings that terrorize the region. The detective travels from London, Dorset, and Devon to the island of Malta, relentlessly following the overlapping threads of the two cases to their shocking climax.
The first installment in a series of three, this cliffhanger sets a chilling tone for the British sleuth’s forthcoming mysteries.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Set in England, Canadian lawyer Whellams's enjoyable first mystery introduces 67-year-old Peter Cammon, a retired Scotland Yard inspector who still assists the police on occasion. A husband-wife murder-suicide takes Cammon to the coastal town of Whittlesun, where local authorities are focused on finding a serial killer of young women dubbed "the Rover" by the press. Cammon is open to theories other than the official one regarding the marital violence, including the possibility that the husband faked his own death to start a new life elsewhere. Predictably, Whittlesun's lead investigator, Insp. Roger Maris, isn't delighted by Cammon or his unorthodox methods. Though it takes a while for the book's energy to shift from potential to kinetic, the plot builds to a dramatic and suspenseful climax. The author's refreshingly clear-eyed portrayal of his hero ("Peter Cammon felt superior to psychology, in the way that many people do who have never studied it") is a plus.
