Death on Site

I've jumped into this series in the wrong book (#2) but that's ok. I am guessing that this is a series where the real action is in the characters, John the detective and Francesca and her brothers, etc.
Neel makes up for the plot being . . . figure-out-able by having a lot of savvy about the government jobs, building trades, mountain-climbing, choral singing and etc. I have a cousin who climbed K-2 on an American-Russian venture wayyyyy back in the 70's. I'm looking forward to reading #1 and finding out how John and Francesca meet. Verging here and there on being oddly dated for a book written in 1989. ***1/2

An old (1989) British mystery I've probably read before. Multiple murder attempts beginning in Scotland mountain climbing and continuing in London on large building sites. Full of Scotland Yard procedures and interesting characters and families.