Case of the Lonely Accountant

A Guardian best crime and thriller book of 2024

''Mason has been mainlining Simenon for a while, and it shows'' Mick Herron
''The very definition of unputdownable'' David Peace
''It''s like the provincial British version of Maigret'' Clare Chambers

Bournemouth 2008, the height of the financial crash. Don Bayliss, a timid and well-mannered accountant, vanishes after leaving his office before a schedule...