And Justice There Is None

In Deborah Crombie's "And Justice There Is None," Scotland Yard Detective Superintendent Duncan Kincaid and Inspector Gemma James are thrust into a complex web of murder and deception. Gemma, newly promoted, faces her first major challenge with the brutal slaying of Dawn Arrowood, the pregnant wife of a wealthy antiques dealer, found on fashionable Notting Hill. While suspicion initially falls on Dawn's husband, Karl, due to his wife's infidelity, Duncan is haunted by the striking similarities to an unsolved cold case involving another antiques dealer. As their separate investigations unfold, conflicting evidence and escalating violence, including another victim, push Kincaid and James into a professional and personal quandary. They must navigate London's bustling antiques markets, from Portobello Road to hidden enclaves, to uncover a decades-old vendetta rooted in history and hatred, meticulously honed to a deadly point. To expose the killer, they must walk a perilous line where true justice remains elusive and hard-won.