The Christmas Bow Murder (U) (Ulverscroft Large Print Series)

Attractive and promiscuous Stella Carway is found murdered, a scarf around her neck tied in a bow, her near naked body displayed like a bizarre gift. Her stormy marriage immediately puts her shifty husband, Steven, in the frame as her killer, but Chief Inspector Jim Ashworth, swimming against the tide of his colleagues' opinions, thinks this too obvious a solution. During his investigations, he opens up a can of worms - blackmail, the cover-up of a fatal hit-and-run accident, and a passionate lesbian relationship.