A Strange Desire (Chief Inspector Morrissey Mysteries Book 3)

It isn't a bad way to go when you think about it, fast furious and no regrets, dead before you hit the water. A simple heart attack.
The young town-planner's Sierra seemed to have taken on a life of its own when it careered into the canal that Friday night, but why won't the widow accept the Coroner's verdict? And why, when she takes her worries to Morrissey, is an attempt made to frighten her into silence?
Then there's the matter of the dead man's missing briefcase - things don't just disappear by themselves, they invariably turn up where they shouldn't be - in someone else's illegal possession. Chief Inspector Morrissey's investigation uncovers a darker side of Malminster, where a sadistic wife-beater wears a righteous public face, a conspiracy to incite violence goes one step too far, and a financial scam puts a lot of important people under fear of exposure.
Finally, when the mistress of a powerful town official is the victim of a sadomasochistic murder and the body is found, the investigation heats up and the shocking solution rocks the community.
A crime story of classic dimensions, A strange desire is Kay Mitchell's third novel featuring John Morrissey and the hard pressed Malminster CID.