U is for Unsafe Acts by Bill Kirton
Blurb (from Goodreads): An offshore platform in the turbulent North Sea is a dangerous place…
…there’s the isolation, the machinery and the constant battle with the whims of nature. For Ally Baxter, a safety officer on Falcon Alpha, those whims take a deadly turn. When his workmates decide he’s gay, an evening ashore turns ugly as they indulge in some drunken queer-bashing. Later his body is found along the route the group followed.
For DCI Jack Carston, the case seems simple enough until a second murder is discovered. This time it’s the prostitute Ally always visited—a young mother with a baby son. Complications mount as Carston, in addition to his investigations, has to deal with an inexperienced officer under his command and a disciplinary charge brought against Carston himself by a vindictive superior officer.
The obstacles keep piling up, but more is to come when he finds evidence of a plot to wreck the platform itself.
The plot lines of this story seem to be ripped from the pages of current newspapers. Thanks for the suggestion. I’ll check it out.
Gail’s 2016 April A to Z Challenge
Thanks very much for the mention, Melanie.
This is a fantastic book, Gail. I think you’d enjoy it. 🙂