Two years on from the start of a devastating pandemic, food shortages are becoming critical, and rationing looms. So it’s more than embarrassing when a lorry full of luxury food for Scottish Virus Minister’s banquet goes missing. When Bernard and Maitland from the HET team find it, the food is missing – but there is a dead body.
My thoughts: this series is very funny and clever and keeps me entertained. The hapless team at the North Edinburgh HET are tasked with finding a missing van load of food, that might have been pinched by eco terrorists, which could be very awkward for their ghastly boss. But then there’s dead bodies and still the hangover of their last case and chaos ensues.
Even though some of the team are technically police officers seconded to HET, they’re not empowered to arrest anyone or even demand more than a Health Check, which is just what they need. And now the police liaison officers have vanished and they’ve been given a new manager, who doesn’t want to be there.
Mona’s still looking into the Bryce matter from before, getting a bit distracted by a hunky Belgian terrorist, who might be somehow involved in both cases. And they’ve finally let their pet IT nerd out in the field, not that he’s got a clue either.
It’s all madness as ever and none of its really a Health matter, except the Minister says it is, but really it’s about embarrassing headlines at an awkward moment. Bernard also has some family matters to sort out, hardly great timing. Can’t wait to see how it all falls out in the next book.
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in the blog tour but all opinions remain my own
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