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Burridge by Sea had a troubling day before the murder, there was a burglary from Miss Johnson’s grand house on the seafront relieving her of a clock worth £40,000 and a homeless veteran had been beaten up by the Seafront Defence Trust, the thuggish security group set up by the local Yacht Club to protect their Festival of the Sea. The community is riven with tensions as many are wondering what sort of town they are going to be left with if the Council and the Yacht Club have their way.
When John Sikorski’s battered body is found in his house behind the promenade Chief Inspector Barclay and Sgt Penrose are called in to investigate. There is speculation as to whether the incidents are linked. Pressure is brought to bear to get a quick result. Barclay is frustrated by obstruction from members of Sikorski’s family and indifference from the local hipster/arty community some of whom knew the victim.
The Voice of the Sea is the first book in a new series by Simon Magorian. It’s a traditional British mystery, with some tart humour and a satirical edge.
When Diana Beckett is found strangled, the community of Lower Denton is shocked. A hard-nosed businesswoman, she’d made enemies in a small town still remembering when, years before, the teenager Jennie Beasley disappeared. The local police are unhappy when DCI Barclay and his team are parachuted in.
This is a high-profile case with journalists descending on a town already on edge. Charles Mangrove of the Daily Herald sets his sights on Barclay’s scalp.
An opening appears in the Beasley case – Barclay’s instincts are to pursue it, but his team are unconvinced. Barclay wants to get justice for Jennie Beasley. The Inspector who ran the previous enquiry is being pushed into early retirement by the chief constable, who, it seems, has similar plans for Barclay.
People fear there is a maniac on the loose….
Then another woman goes missing….
