There are three books so far in David J. Gatward’s Harry Grimm police detective series. Corpse Road is the most recent. In this book we see Harry, battle-scarred former paratrooper and current Yorkshire police detective, come up against a world he knows nothing about – online culture.

When a woman, celebrating her divorce by camping on the Wensleydale moors, is found stabbed to death, the obvious suspect is her ex-husband. But the man suddenly disappears, and gradually Harry’s team begins to realize they’re dealing with a serial killer. Not the sort of thing they’re used to in Wensleydale. And when one of their own team disappears, it will be a race against time.

I am very much enjoying this series – the characters are interesting and amusing (the author makes excellent use of a puppy as a social lubricant here), and the setting is beautiful and well-described. However, this is the second book in a row in this series in which I’ve figured out whodunnit before I was supposed to. What’s worse, I figured it out based on a point of online culture of which I, an old fart, was aware while (apparently) Harry’s young team members were not.

So, recommended for entertainment, with points deducted for plotting.