The Salton Killings

"She didn't ask why she was being murdered, she had seen her killer's face and that was enough."

When the strangled body of teenager Diane Thorburn is found buried in the salt store, Chief Inspector Woodend is drafted in from London to investigate. An outspoken Northerner, he does his policing the old-fashioned way: local knowledge and a healthy pinch of intuition. And he is convinced that Margie Poole, daughter of the local landlady, and Diane's best friend, knows more about Diane's last movements than she is prepared to tell.

Then Woodend's inquiry turns up the death of another young girl a generation before. The similarities in the two cases begin to look more sinister than mere coincidence.

Is there a serial killer on the loose, and if so, where and at whom will he strike next?

Kirkus Reviews said of the book:

"Spencer's US debut provides sturdy mystery-mongering, reliably quaint suspects, and an unusually detailed list of clues."

Booklist said:

"This fine mystery succeeds both as a nuts-and-procedural and as a portrayal of an English village moving from the quiet rhythms of rural life to the more contemporary beat of rock 'n roll. Spencer conjures up a great sense of menace in the troubled village, and her epilogue is a real stunner, promising more from a very talented writer."

Felicity Newson in the Lincolnshire Daily Press:

"If you are a devourer of murder mysteries, here is a superior example. Serial killing, an authoritative detective and a great sense of menace all in one package."

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