title: Requiem Mass: A Detective Chief Inspector Andrew Fenwick Mystery (D.C.I. Andrew Fenwick Mysteries)
author:  Elizabeth Corley 
description: *Starred Review* Detective Chief Inspector Andrew Fenwick is just returning to work after burying his wife when he becomes involved in what looks at first like a missing-persons case but turns into something very different, the ruthless retaliation for a 20-year-old mystery. Five schoolgirls went off for a walk, but only four returned; one of the girls accidentally fell to her death, or at least that was their story. Now they are grown up and ignoring the past as best as they can. One of the women is the missing housewife, two more are her neighbors, and the fourth is a world-famous soprano, due to come home for a fund-raiser at the school they all attended. When one of the women is murdered, Fenwick finds the connection between the two cases and sets out to stop the killer from exacting more revenge. He also has to deal with his very troubled son, office politics, and an affair that may be clouding his judgment. Fortunately, he has some good help on his team, including the veteran Cooper and a young rookie who is sharp beyond her years. These characters are well drawn, especially Fenwick, and even the killer avoids clich. Boasting a very tense, superb ending, this second in a gritty new series (following Fatal Legacy, 2001) shows tremendous promise and is sure to appeal to fans of Tana French, Benjamin Black, and Tess Gerritsen. --Stacy Alesi
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  The Assassination Codex
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  by Philip Drew
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  © 2013 by Philip Drew
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter One : Inspector Drake Receives A Strange Parcel
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  November, 1871. Inspector Harold Drake was relaxing at home, enjoying a bottle
  of ale, and listening to his daughter, Victoria, play on the piano. He knew
  that he would have to watch Victoria a lot more closely from now on. A few
  months ago, he had been involved in the investigation of a series of bizarre
  murders of leading members of society, each of them killed by being shot
  through with arrows. It was a case that his daughter had somehow got caught up
  in; and, he had to admit, if not for her involvement he might not be alive
  today. He had intended to punish her, afterwards, for deceiving him; but, it
  so transpired that, although she had withheld information in certain
  instances, she had not told an outright lie. True,