‘The Crucian Case’ is a gripping, intriguing story of amurder investigation revolving around an exclusive fishing club in South Wales,and also delving into darker waters. Early one misty February morning, a body is discoveredfloating face-down in the lake, killed by a single knife wound. Was the motivea record fish that reputedly lurks in the lake’s murky depths, or somethingeven darker? Who is the mysterious new pathologist, and can she be trusted?Detective Inspector and poet Tomos Hopkins and his assistant Detective SergeantJohn Reilly investigate, on a journey that will take them from the beautifulWelsh countryside into the depths of the South Wales underworld. Hopkins mustalso deal with a personal crisis which will put both his friendship with Reillyand his relationship with his wife Mair to the test.