In this Inspector Banks novel we have two cases that quickly and neatly dovetail into one. An expensive tractor is stolen from a wealthy weekend farmer while he and his wife are away on vacation. There have been a rash of such rural robberies and the detectives are determined to end them. Almost simultaneously, a wounded war veteran and his dog discover blood and remains in an abandoned air hangar. As improbable as it seems the cases are related. A local man is missing and believed to possess information critical to the case's solution. An accident on a hazardous pass provides an incredibly fortuitous clue. This is an engaging read, remarkable for its Harry Potter - look alike detective; the relationship between Terry Gilchrist (the veteran) and Winsome (one of the detectives); and the plethora of British terms and locales sprinkled throughout.
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