Detective Inspector John Redfyre is happy with his place in Cambridge. His aunt badgers him into going to an evening concert where he is a bit nonplussed when it looks like his aunt has also arranged a blind date for him. John thoroughly enjoys the concert including the brilliance of the young female trumpeter. When she falls down a flight of stairs after the performance, John has to start work immediately. When another young woman is killed that same night, John has to determine whether the two cases are related. As he starts his investigation, another young woman is murdered and the situation becomes even more complicated.

Redfyre will traverse the complexities of Cambridge politics as well as the class conflict as he seeks to learn the identity of the killer. He survived the great war only to wonder if he would survive the quagmire of Cambridge.

Barbara Cleverly has started a new series with FALL OF ANGELS. What starts with a possible attack becomes more of a puzzle when young women from various walks of life start dying. John faces the possibility his aunt is involved in this puzzle.

Ms. Cleverly's story is complicated, holding the interest of the reader. While I enjoyed the character of John Redfyre and the story, the resolution of the mystery left me feeling somewhat disappointed. Sometimes it's hard to see the validity of an old fashioned motive when dealing with more modern sensibilities.