In the latest installment of the Tennison series Detective Jane Tennison is thrown into the deep end when a coffin is dug up by builders renovating an old convent. Although in a city as old as London a coffin itself is no surprise, however when further investigation shows that there are scratch marks on the inside of the coffin it is clear that there has been foul play. Yet it seems that not everyone agrees and Jane soon realises that someone will go to drastic lengths to conceal the truth.
Unholy Murder was another fantastic story that once again pitted the tenacious Jane against both criminals and colleagues as she battled to find out the truth of what happened to the woman in the coffin. I really enjoyed this story and felt that once again Jane had been thrust into a new situation that she had to try and navigate. This time delving into a cold case with it’s added complications.
There was another added layer in this instalment as we saw Jane get a bit of a love interest which gave us another added dimension to her character. I’m really enjoying seeing how Jane grows within each book and it was interesting to see her let her guard down a bit.
The story itself is another great mystery and I enjoyed the slightly different focus with the cold case element. It’s also interesting to see how attitudes towards Jane are changing as she becomes more accepted by her colleagues. As the books have progressed not only have her colleagues attitudes changed to accept her more, Jane seems to have become more adept at handling any criticism or sexism that comes her way.
I am throughly enjoying this series and look forward to the next one.
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