Caroline
I may have mentioned this before, but it's worth saying it again... this is a fun series. It may be cosy, but it's also very entertaining, with a wonderful cast of characters. 🗡️
How to Cheat Your Own Death is the third book in the Castle Knoll series. Author Kristen Perrin has stuck with the dual timeline narrative that served her so well in the first two books. The setting for this one is London, where Annie, preoccupied with her own fortune, is visiting her artist mother, Laura. Before you can say turpentine, Annie discovers a body in a skip behind her mother's house. This is the present day timeline, told from Annie's POV. 🗡️
The second timeline is 1968, and is told from the POV of Annie's great aunt Frances, in the form of diary entries. In this timeline there is a murder, with a modus operandi almost identical to that in Annie's timeline. Are the two connected? 🗡️
The story moves on at a steady pace. The dual timeline might not be to everyone's liking, but for me it was a further glimpse into Frances's life and how she came to be the keeper of so many secrets. All told, this was a most enjoyable read. 🗡️
Thanks to Quercus Books and Netgalley for the ARC.
I may have mentioned this before, but it's worth saying it again... this is a fun series. It may be cosy, but it's also very entertaining, with a wonderful cast of characters. 🗡️
How to Cheat Your Own Death is the third book in the Castle Knoll series. Author Kristen Perrin has stuck with the dual timeline narrative that served her so well in the first two books. The setting for this one is London, where Annie, preoccupied with her own fortune, is visiting her artist mother, Laura. Before you can say turpentine, Annie discovers a body in a skip behind her mother's house. This is the present day timeline, told from Annie's POV. 🗡️
The second timeline is 1968, and is told from the POV of Annie's great aunt Frances, in the form of diary entries. In this timeline there is a murder, with a modus operandi almost identical to that in Annie's timeline. Are the two connected? 🗡️
The story moves on at a steady pace. The dual timeline might not be to everyone's liking, but for me it was a further glimpse into Frances's life and how she came to be the keeper of so many secrets. All told, this was a most enjoyable read. 🗡️
Thanks to Quercus Books and Netgalley for the ARC.