The Fox in the Forest (Lambert and Hook Detective series Book 5)

When the town vicar Peter Barton is found shot in the woods between two peaceful villages on Christmas Eve, Superintendent Lambert and his CID team are called in to investigate.

His estranged wife herself was missing in the days before her husband’s death, busy with her lover.

Could she be the killer Lambert is looking for?

Or could it be the only man who seems to dislike the victim and owns a matching shotgun?

Or the sweet local boy who travels through the woods every day?

Then a second victim is found, again in the woods, again with a shotgun: a man they had held for thirty-six hours before.

It seems that they have a serial killer on their hands, selecting victims at random, a killer who the papers are calling the ‘Fox’.

With an endless list of potential suspects and no real evidence, Lambert struggles to find his culprit.

The rural community closes in upon itself with secrets when another girl is attacked by the Fox and everyone seems to know the details of the two killings.

Can Lambert and his team find a killer amongst the various townspeople with connections to the murders?

More importantly, can they piece together the few clues they must find the truth before another victim is found?

The Fox in the Forest is a gripping crime thriller featuring the popular detective duo, Lambert and Hook. It is book five in the Lambert and Hook Detective series.

Praise for J M Gregson

‘Begins with quiet observation before pouncing to murderous effect’ - Sunday Express

‘A chilling story that never flags from start to finish’ - Bolton Evening News

James Michael Gregson taught for twenty-seven years in schools, colleges and universities before concentrating on full-time writing. He has written books on subjects as diverse as golf and Shakespeare. His other crime novels include Bring Forth Your Dead, Dead on Course, Making a Killing, Stranglehold and Body Politic.