Dreaming Of The Bones, Deborah Crombie; Scribner

“Crombie has been nominated for virtually every major mystery award for her brilliant police procedurals featuring Scotland Yard detectives Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James, who are personally and professionally entwined. In this New York Times Notable Book, Duncan’s ex-wife, a Cambridge biographer, asks for his help in proving that her current subject was not a suicide but was in fact murdered. Initially skeptical, he finds aspects of the case that arouse his own suspicions.”

Liz’s Note: This is a another strong entry in an excellent series. Crombie does an excellent job in showing how the past really does influence our present, often in ways we fail to recognize. This is a mystery that will certainly appeal to fans of the traditional British police procedural, and also to readers of A. S. Byatt’s Possession.