Blood Sympathy

I enjoyed Blood Sympathy by Reginald Hill which is set in England.  PI Joe Sixsmith is asked to investigate when someone confesses to murdering his whole family.  Sixsmith is a quirky character desperately trying to make a success of his new career, which was forced upon him after being made redundant from his job as a lathe operator.  He has a cat called Whitey which he takes everywhere.  Another problem occurs when a local shopkeeper's business is burnt and the proprietor knows who did it.  These people are doing it tough.  Sixsmith is a lovely character as are they all. 3/1/2/5