Vera investigates the murder of a 26 year old trainee forensic psychologist. Joanne Caswell is found dead on a Northumberland landfill site. There is an unpleasant smell at the rubbish area and it is blamed on methane gas. This can’t be true because methane is an odorless gas although it is a commonly held belief that there is a smell attributed to methane. Joanne works for the prison service and she is newly qualified. She has been looking at a possible error in the case of a football coach who confessed to the murder of a teenager.
Vera is hardworking, she adds all the pieces together one at a time. She does have help from her team, they delve into all the relevant information and people involved in the case. There are LOT of twists and turns in this mystery!! The earlier case adds additional background to the events of this murder. It is possible that Joanne was getting close to sensitive information that someone wanted to remain hidden. Is it damaging enough to result in a murder. There are many suspects to sift through. One of the pluses to this series is the scenes of the Northumberland countryside. Her preferred travel vehicle is a battered Land Rover. 5* (I really like this series)
89 min, Crime directed by Paul Gay and written by Ann Cleevses (characters) and Paul Logue with Brenda Blethyn, Denny Doughty, Jon Morrison, Ibinabo Jack, Riley Jones, Paul Kaye, Peter Davison, Adrian Lukis, Jodie McNee, Amira Ghazalla, Seeta Indraini, Andrew Readman, Faith Alabi.
Note: Imdb 8 out of 10 with 286 reviews, Amazon 4 1/2* with 148 reviews, Rotten Tomatoes 100% with 1 critic rating and 6 user ratings, The Telegraph 2* out of 5* Michael Hogan, inews.co.uk 3* Jeff Robson.
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