Author: Hannah Dennison
Published: August 18th 2020 by Minotaur Books
Format: Kindle, Hardcover, 304 pages
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Source: My thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for an opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book.
Series: Island Sisters Mystery #1
As the body count climbs, an eerie Agatha Christ vibe takes over. An island hotel on Tregarrick Rock, off the coast of Cornwall, during the foggy offseason with only a few people in resident and you begin to realize that one by one they will die. It is now up to the author to not spill too many secrets at once. As characters are introduced, and subsequently die, you begin to narrow your suspect list, and with this, a new series by Hannah Dennison is born.
A series that introduces Evelyn (Evie) Mead, recently widowed, and her sister Margot, who is about to encounter life changes of her own. Each sister has been holding on to their secrets, but as the fog rolls in and the body count climbs, the sisters begin a quest for honesty that will bond them even tighter and give them the strength they need to set their worlds right. A world, for Evie, that involves her late husband’s financial dealings, an accounting that is trying to sort it out, and the possibility that she is the rightful owner of Tregarrick Rock. The current owner is challenging that claim, but as the layers unfold, the truth lies somewhere in the muddled mess and with the tide coming in, and a killer coming to roost, Evie and Margot have no other options than to fight for the truth, no matter where it lands them.
Who cares if some parts were a bit obvious isn’t that is what cozies entail? A simple getaway with rememberable characters and an ambiance that can be a character all its own. By the middle of the book, you begin to narrow down the suspects, a la Christie, and by this point, where the author ties up loose ends, you have realized that this series, The Island Sisters, will find a new place on your bookshelf.
A series that introduces Evelyn (Evie) Mead, recently widowed, and her sister Margot, who is about to encounter life changes of her own. Each sister has been holding on to their secrets, but as the fog rolls in and the body count climbs, the sisters begin a quest for honesty that will bond them even tighter and give them the strength they need to set their worlds right. A world, for Evie, that involves her late husband’s financial dealings, an accounting that is trying to sort it out, and the possibility that she is the rightful owner of Tregarrick Rock. The current owner is challenging that claim, but as the layers unfold, the truth lies somewhere in the muddled mess and with the tide coming in, and a killer coming to roost, Evie and Margot have no other options than to fight for the truth, no matter where it lands them.
Who cares if some parts were a bit obvious isn’t that is what cozies entail? A simple getaway with rememberable characters and an ambiance that can be a character all its own. By the middle of the book, you begin to narrow down the suspects, a la Christie, and by this point, where the author ties up loose ends, you have realized that this series, The Island Sisters, will find a new place on your bookshelf.
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