‘A Knot of Sparrows’ by Cheryl Rees-Price

Published by The book Folks,
1 March 2021.
ISBN: 978-1-91351657-1 (PB)

The fourth book in this series story opens with the return of DI Winter Meadows back from a three-week holiday. He is called to the death of a young girl, one Stacey Evans. Her death was violent, but as he learns more about her, he realises that she was a distinctly unpleasant character, a bully and many other things besides. But did she deserve to be murdered?

As DI Winter Meadows investigates those around her, he comes to realise that there are many people who will not mourn Stacy Evans.  Meanwhile he also has a missing doctor to find. One who has just simply disappeared taking nothing with him.

Adding to his case load are the deaths of Ryan Phillips and his mother, who both burned to death in their home. The people in the Welsh village of Gaer Fawr seem strangely silent on the subject. But Winter Meadows had encountered Ryan Phillips in an earlier investigation, and he was not a nice character,

Struggling to pierce the secrecy surrounding Stacey Evans busy love life, he ponders, was the killer one of her pursuers acting out of jealousy? Or maybe someone’s wife seeking revenge?

Then another body is found.

And so, we meet again Winter Meadows and his DC Tristan Edris, along with DC Valentine and DS Blackwell, who in earlier books seemed rather unpleasant but he is growing on me.

This is an incredible read. I couldn’t get my head around it.  If you are looking for a book with an amazing ending, this one is for you. Highly recommended.
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Reviewer: Lizzie Sirett

Cheryl Rees-Price was born in Cardiff and moved as a young child to a small village on the edge of The Black Mountain, South Wales, where she still lives with her husband and three cats. After leaving school she worked as a legal clerk for several years before leaving to raise her two daughters. Cheryl returned to education, studying philosophy, sociology, and accountancy whilst working as a part time bookkeeper. She now works as a finance director for a company that delivers project management and accounting services. In her spare time Cheryl indulges in her passion for writing. Her other hobbies include walking and gardening which free her mind to develop plots and create colourful characters.