Blood Water Falls

A school travels to photograph the scene as the first sun's rays for the morning strike the waterfall on the Solstice. A dedicated environmentalist, when he goes to investigate something suspicious in the water the teacher is killed. At first the disappearance of the teacher is treated as a missing person case but as days pass DCI Duncan Bone and his team are called in to help with the investigation. Then a body is found behind the falls.

With many possible suspects this is not an easy case to solve. It is further complicated by certain members of the media demanding answers and causing the police hierarchy to demand a rapid solution to the case.

A major aspect of the book is the interaction between the members of the police team as they work on the case. As they strive to discover the truth and make an arrest there is still time for occasional humour and an insight into the lives of the officers away from work. Duncan Bone is still fighting PTSD which creates an additional challenge. He is also still coming to terms with the separation from his wife and infrequent contact with his son.

As well as being a crime novel Blood Water Falls by TG Reid is a character driven novel. Descriptions of the local Scottish environment is also a feature of the book.