Julie

This was a new to me author. It was ok. It was certainly mysterious, I enjoyed the multiple POV writing and and there were certainly unexpected twists and turns. Still it left me unsatisfied. Also, I don’t understand the relevance of the title.

This did nothing for me. I thought it would never in. Probably should have DNF it but I stubbornly read on. The whole thing seemed improbable to me. I just didn’t believe a minute of it. I didn’t find our protagonist loveable at all which I think for these cozy mysteries you need to have.

First in a series. This is police procedural involving a body discovered in an impossible position in a cave. The victim was a greatly disliked character in the small Yorkshire community. Soon there is another murder. The investigating team includes a new to town transfer from London, an experienced lead detective and a female detective who was experiencing some personal problems. The caving or pot holing as it is called in the book was exhaustively discussed in the book. It was a little too much for me, however it is a critical part of storyline so I understand. This is normally the kind of novel I enjoy but I found it to be just average. I am hoping that the series will grow on me.

Next in series The Quartet Murders

This was a very good book. It was informative for one who knows little of the late Baptise early Castro era. The introduction of the family as young women and the as older women or via their children and grandchildren was interesting. I will definitely read this again to make certain I understood who everyone was as there are a lot of characters but also because it is so good and I want to experience it again. I am certain that I will see things in it that I did not before. Settings are Florida and Cuba. The time frame is 1959 through 2017 ish.

I really enjoyed this debut novel by Sarah Crouch. The book captured my interest from the beginning, though as the pages passed by I did wonder where we were going. But then, it became obvious, or so it seemed. The remainder of the book led us to what really happened. Was our first instinct right, or was there something more sinister afoot? There is a little romance in the novel to break the tension, it is set in Washington state, told in a back and forth time frame with several points of view. I picked this book up on the recommendation of Adrena Monic in her Books Books & more books, let’s chat video and I am so glad I saw it.