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A festive summer morning in Somerset. Vivary Park is bursting with vibrant floral displays for the annual Taunton Flower Show.
Then the body is found.
Celebrated local photographer Roger Morgan lies submerged in the park’s Victorian fountain—run through the chest with his own monopod, a taunting note pinned to his forehead. When a second victim surfaces by the miniature railway with the chilling promise that "More will follow," the picturesque market town is plunged into a nightmare.
Enter DI Harriet "Harry" Lambert and DS Thomas "Tom" Reed. She’s an intuitive profiler who reads between the lines; he’s a strict procedural cop who lives by the book. To catch a methodical killer hiding in plain sight, they'll have to set aside their clashing styles and dig beneath Taunton’s polished surface—into a venomous world of artistic rivalries, illicit affairs, and deadly obsessions.
If you love gritty, atmospheric British crime fiction, twisty police procedurals, and small towns harbouring dark secrets, The Taunton Tension is ready for your reading list.
Start reading now on Written, and let me know in the comments: who do you think cracks first—the detectives or the killer? 🔍
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