title: Rest Assured: A modern police procedural set in the heart of the English countryside (A Lambert and Hook Mystery)
author:  J.M. Gregson 
description: The idyllic British holiday village of Twin Lakes seems an unlikely place for any sort of trouble. So DS Bert Hook is surprised when his neighbor, Lisa Ramsbottom, asks him to investigate a series of threatening notes she and her husband have received while spending their summer vacation at Twin Lakes. Hook makes a quick check but finds nothing suspicious, and the notes stop. But then a brutal murder takes place, and Hook and his superior, DCI John Lambert, are called to investigate. They soon learn that peaceful Twin Lakes is a shama plethora of secrets hides beneath the villages tranquil facade, and when the identity of the killer is finally revealed, it will surprise even the most seasoned mystery reader. Gregsons latest is a fine example of the contemporary British procedural, with strong characters, intriguing plots, and the ring of authenticity in its descriptions of modern-day policing. --Emily Melton
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  _For Graeme,_
  
  
  _who would have spotted all the mistakes_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Sunday, 22 September
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Chapter 1
  
  
  ‘It’s like this, Detective Sergeant West: either you take your trousers off
  now or I’ll take them off for you.’
  
  
  Chris West glanced at his boss. ‘I think you’ll find you can’t order me
  around, Clare. We’re not on duty now.’
  
  
  ‘And I think you’ll find I can put you on the traffic rota for the next
  month.’
  
  
  Chris scowled at a Lycra-clad runner who elbowed her way past him to the start
  line.
  
  
  Clare waited. ‘Well?’
  
  
  ‘You wouldn’t…’
  
  
  ‘Try me.’
  
  
  Reluctantly, Chris West unzipped a pair of navy-blue Adidas trousers, pulling
  them off over his feet with some difficulty.
  
  
  Clare appraised her DS’s white legs. ‘Flipping heck, Chris. When did those
  legs last see some sun?’
  
  
  Chris did his best to look offended. ‘We can’t all go jetti