Little white lies - Ian McFadyen

When Inspector Steve Carmichael and his family move from London to the village of Moulton Bank in rural Lancashire they expect a quieter existence. After a career in the Met, Steve doubts that his new post will present much of a challenge, but in a matter of days a woman is murdered in the village and he finds himself in charge of an investigation that casts dark shadows into the village's past. When a second murder is committed, Steve is frustratingly hampered by the complex and divided loyalties of the villagers, who all have secrets to keep and white lies to tell.