Cop Out by Claire McNab

The fourth Detective Inspector Carol Ashton mystery.Detective Inspector Carol Ashton is close to burnout, tired of hiding the fact that she is gay and, for the first time, seriously considering leaving the police force.Her colleague - the reliable Sergeant Bourke - mentions an 'open and shut' case. Charlotte Darcy, the suspect, is obviously guilty of the murder of her brother.Carol is less sure. Darcy Designs has depended on Charlotte's creativity. So why is Charlotte now so zombie-like? And what else is hidden in the stylish closets of this famous family?Carol's interest in her work rekindles as she solves a mystery as intriguing as any in her long career. But even as she does so she is reminded that her personal life cannot be put on hold forever...