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Here we have the final novel<\/strong> in Peter May\u2019s Enzo Macleod mystery series. Years ago, Enzo, a forensic scientist, made a bet that he could solve a series of famous French cold cases described in a book written by a friend. Two cases are left, but they\u2019ll both be unraveled by the end of Cast Iron<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n In 1989, 20-year-old Lucie Martin was murdered, her body hidden in a lake. In 2003, due to a drought, the body was uncovered and examined. The skeleton had a broken hyoid bone, a sign of strangulation. Suspicion settled on a pimp named Regis Blanc, who had been convicted of strangling three prostitutes, and who had been dating Lucie. But he had a \u201ccast iron\u201d alibi.<\/p>\n In 2011, Enzo Macleod turns his attention to the Lucie Martin case. He thinks there\u2019s more to the matter than earlier investigators guessed. And \u2013 intriguingly \u2013 he discovers a link to a previous murder he solved, though he wasn\u2019t able to identify the person who paid for that murder for hire. This he will learn in Cast Iron<\/em>. And clearly he\u2019s getting too close to the truth for somebody, because a threat of violence is directed at someone near and dear to him.<\/p>\n As I mentioned in my last review, Enzo has grown in character through the series. I still don\u2019t entirely like him, and I don\u2019t think he\u2019s ever really taken responsibility for some of his sins against others. But he\u2019s better than he was, and this book brings the series to a satisfying conclusion. Three narrative threads are actually tied up at the end. Two I saw coming, but one came right out of left field and was an entertaining surprise.<\/p>\n Recommended, with cautions for language and mature themes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here we have the final novel in Peter May\u2019s Enzo Macleod mystery series. Years ago, Enzo, a forensic scientist, made a bet that he could solve a series of famous French cold cases described in a book written by a friend. Two cases are left, but they\u2019ll both be unraveled by the end of Cast … Continue reading ‘Cast Iron,’ by Peter May<\/span>