Cold Pursuit (Fran Harman Series #2) Book

Chief Superintendent Fran Harman is asked to put off her planned retirement when a colleague falls seriously ill. There is a particularly unpleasant man going around assaulting school girls and there is also a rash of happy slapping cases which seem to be more than usually unpleasant for the victims. Fran herself becomes involved in a happy slapping incident though fortunately she isn't too seriously injured. Then a young TV reporter asks for Fran's help as she thinks she is being stalked.

I was hooked on this book from the very first page and read it in less than a day. The plot with its intertwining strands, is very well constructed and the police characters are interesting and likeable. I think the problem often with books featuring more senior female police officers is that the characters lack a sense of humour and the ability to laugh at themselves. These are not qualities which Fran Harman lacks and it makes her all the more endearing as a character.

I have read this interesting and absorbing series completely out of order because of the order in which the books have become available as e-books and can confirm that you don't lose anything by reading them out of order.