Shot in the dark

The charming first novel in a new comic crime series set in Brighton, from one of Britain’s most-loved writers. After the notorious ‘Middle Street Massacre’ of 1951, when the majority of Brighton’s criminals wiped one another out, Inspector Steine enjoys life in the police. No criminals, no crime, no stress. So it’s annoying when a new Constable shows up to work reporting a series of burglaries.