It’s a Sin
It’s a Sin by Steve Burford, published by NineStar Press on August 4, 2016, is a compelling addition to the police procedural genre. This edition spans 338 pages and is presented in English. The narrative follows Detective Sergeant Dave Lyon, a promising young policeman, who faces challenges when he joins Detective Inspector Claire Summerskill’s team amid a backdrop of mutual suspicion and mistrust. Their dynamic is tested when they are thrust into a murder investigation after the discovery of a young man’s body, leading them to confront their own biases and the complexities of their professional relationships.
Readers will find a detailed exploration of the investigation into the murder of arts student Jonathan Williams and its connections to the world of rent boys and adult film aspirations. As Lyon and Summerskill delve deeper, they unravel a web of prejudices and assumptions that challenge their views on each other and their colleagues at Foregate Street Station. This first installment in the Summerskill and Lyon series offers insights into the intricacies of police work while addressing themes relevant to LGBTQ+ experiences and societal perceptions.
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“He is a talented and very promising young policeman. Make no mistakes, he deserves the promotion.” But when gay Detective Sergeant Dave Lyon is assigned to Detective Inspector Claire Summerskill’s team as part of the Service’s ‘positive discrimination policy’, no-one at Foregate Street Station is happy. And that includes Summerskill and Lyon. Mutual suspicion and mistrust must be shelved however, when a young man’s beaten body is found on a canal tow path, and a dead-end case of ‘happy slapping’ unexpectedly turns into a murder investigation. Why would someone want to kill middle class arts student Jonathan Williams? And how is his death linked to that of rent boy and would be ‘adult’ film star Sean? As Summerskill and Lyon’s investigations proceed, the newly-promoted detectives begin to untangle a web of connections, false assumptions and sheer prejudices that force them both to question closely not just their relationship with each other but with the rest of their colleagues at Foregate Street Station and with the Police Service as a whole. “It’s A Sin” is the first in the “Summerskill and Lyon” police procedural novels.
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