FIDELITY, Thomas Perry, £16.99

PRIVATE detective Phil Kramer is shot dead in a quiet street in suburban California. His wife Emily is devastated and then bewildered.

The agency her husband headed is almost broke and their savings have disappeared. And now he has been killed in a professional hit. She takes over the running of Kramer Investigations and tells the three remaining detectives their priority is to find out who killed Phil – and why.

As she sifts the cases he worked and delves into his life away from home, hurtful secrets are uncovered. But she begins to unravel a much deeper and darker secret that a rich and powerful man would prefer to remain buried. It’s why the hitman is now targeting her.

A first-rate detective thriller with a high excitement level from a very good writer.