On TV dramas everything gets tied up, they catch the killer and get resolution. They have a chuckle and make a quip, end credits, tune in next week. (p294)The Big Chill, the second book in The Skelfs series by Douglas Johnstone is a book where there are a number of investigations but although new information is discovered, not all cases are completely resolved.
By the end of the book Dorothy, Jenny and Hannah had " a dead homeless addict whose father refused to acknowledge him because he was gay. They had a woman who had lied to her daughter her whole life. A suicide to end the horror of terminal cancer. And a killer on the loose." (p294)
The novel, set in Edinburgh, is about three generations of women in the Skelf family who attempt to run the family business - a funeral parlour and a private investigation agency. It is a story about the lives of these three women and also about the lives of the people they encounter in their work. The women face many personal challenges which they try to resolve as well as being professional in their work.
A Dark Matter, the first book in the series provides much of the background for The Big Chill. The Great Silence, recently published, will continue the story of this determined family and their attempts to assist others.
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