Luckily I never judge a book by it's cover, otherwise I would have just scrolled on by. If this is Martin Cross's first detective novel - then it's a very good one; entertaining and well written. An engaging plot with believable characters, the action firmly rooted in the rural Alpujarras (Spain) and the multi-faceted Detective Moreno manoeuvring his way through the case with the same gusto that he dedicates to his food, drink and sex life. Executed with enough shrewd observations to keep me interested and enough pace to keep the pages turning.