The coroner announces that the young victim had been pregnant, producing almost instantaneously a jealous husband who realizes the child was not his. Dawn's lover, confronted with the news of her death, is heartbroken, feeling he has lost the love of his life. Logically, the main suspect should be the jealous husband, but since it is clear he was unaware of his wife's pregnancy and might not have been aware of her affair, the motive seems weak. Indeed, he is known to faint at the sight of blood so a stabbing death would be an unlikely choice for the antiques dealer.

The real key to the death seems to be to find the link between Dawn Arrowood and the older woman who was stabbed in a similar manner. Kincaid is certain the deaths are not random though he has no basis for his belief. The most promising line of inquiry is the uncovering the personal history of the first victim in the hope of finding some connection to the Arrowoods.

As is the case in many of her other novels, Deborah Crombie intersperses her present day tale with dialogue and commentary of a story that occurred in the 1960's. The unifying element between the two stories is Karl Arrowood, wealthy antiques dealer and husband of the murdered Dawn.

Arrowood is depicted as a self serving individual who lives by the code that the end justifies the means. He is equally covetous of his image and goes to great lengths to be held in high regard. Ms. Crombie has produced an excellent character sketch of a ruthless individual.

And Justice There is None, an intricately woven story of two seemingly disparate murders, is, in truth, an examination of the effect of a catastrophic event on the life of an individual. It is interesting to see how such an event molds the thinking and actions of a person. The event that forever changed the life of an unsuspecting individual was not justifiable, but the subsequent actions of that person who suffered as a result of that event were not justifiable either. Thus the title of the book really does have some significance.

Followers of The Duncan Kincaid- Gemma James relationship will enjoy catching up with the duo in this new adventure. Their professional relationship has changed allowing them more latitude on a personal level. As all relationships there are some unpleasant moments as well as happy ones , but they are a pleasant couple to keep track of. Although it is not critical to have read any of the previous books in what is a rather lengthy series in order to understand the plot of this one, Kincaid and James have such a long, interesting history it would be a disservice to them to bypass the previous books and begin with this volume.

The action of the story takes place primarily in London's Portobello Road and Notting Hill. Author Crombie does an excellent job of reviewing the history of the area and recreating the flavor of this part of England's capital city. She makes the reader eager to visit and see for himself.

--Andy Plonka