Watching From the Dark

Watching from the Dark by Gytha Lodge
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Aidan Poole has been watching the Skype all night for his girlfriend to log on and when she finally does, she doesn't acknowledge him and goes to take a bath. The wait on his end is interminable and then he hears someone opening her front door and go into the bathroom. A brief struggle ensues and then the front door closes again. And Zoe never comes out of the bathroom even though he waits and watches for hours. So he reports a crime anonymously. DCI Jonah Sheens receives the reports and finds Zoe's body and then Aidan.

And so begins the investigation. Because nothing is as it seems.

This novel splits time between current day with the investigation and a separate timeline that goes through Zoe's life leading up to the murder. It seemed that everyone depended on Zoe for support and Zoe didn't have anyone else to depend on when she needed support. Even when she tried to do the right thing, her friends sabotaged her into falling back into old ways. It was easy to sympathize with her in many situations, including when she got fed up.

I really enjoyed the first DCI Sheens book because of all of the twists and turns and this novel did not disappoint either. There were many characters that could have been involved in the murder - everyone had a reason and opportunity. The interrogations and the interactions between the character are well written and the back stories that are starting to come out for the investigators are intriguing.

This is a good stand alone novel, but I do recommend reading the first in the series because it was fantastic, too!


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