Author: Ellery Adams
Published: September 27th 2022 by Kensington
Format: Kindle, Paperback 352 Pages
Genre: Amateur Sleuth
Source: My thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book.
Series: Book Retreat Mysteries #8
First Sentence: Jane Steward always looked forward to afternoon tea, but never more so than today.
Blurb: When corpses clutching poems begin turning up around Storyton Hall, resort manager Jane Steward is on the trail of someone exercising poetic license to kill.
As Jane eagerly anticipates the wedding of her best friend Eloise Alcott, Storyton Hall is overrun with poets in town to compete for a coveted greeting card contract. They’re everywhere, scrawling verses on cocktail napkins in the reading rooms or seeking inspiration strolling the Poet’s Walk, a series of trails named after famous authors. But the Tennyson Trail leads to a grim surprise: a woman’s corpse drifting in a rowboat on a lake, a crumpled copy of “The Lady of Shallot” in her lifeless fist.
When a second body is discovered, also holding a page from a poetry book, a recurring MO emerges. Fortunately, Jane is well versed in sleuthing and won’t rest until she gives the killer a taste of poetic justice. (GoodReads)
My Opinion: I was surprised I liked this book as much as I did. There were a few annoyances, namely, why didn’t Jane turn on the flashlight app on her phone when she was confronted by an unfamiliar person in a dark confined space; and why did she run to the restroom to wash her hands instead of waiting for help to arrive, and to see who followed her out? Granted, this would have ended the story too soon, but there could have been a workaround.
I enjoy how Ellery Adams brings in authors, titles, and quotes to enhance her narratives and to remind her readers that Storyton is all about the world of the written arts. Usually, readers should start a series from the beginning, but midway through the Book Retreat series, Adams took a slight left turn from where she began. Not in a bad way, but there was a new focus, so the series order might not be as crucial as it once was.
From time to time, I wish there was an actual Storyton. I could use a vacation with no electronics, beautiful gardens, walking trails, and uninterrupted reading.
Blurb: When corpses clutching poems begin turning up around Storyton Hall, resort manager Jane Steward is on the trail of someone exercising poetic license to kill.
As Jane eagerly anticipates the wedding of her best friend Eloise Alcott, Storyton Hall is overrun with poets in town to compete for a coveted greeting card contract. They’re everywhere, scrawling verses on cocktail napkins in the reading rooms or seeking inspiration strolling the Poet’s Walk, a series of trails named after famous authors. But the Tennyson Trail leads to a grim surprise: a woman’s corpse drifting in a rowboat on a lake, a crumpled copy of “The Lady of Shallot” in her lifeless fist.
When a second body is discovered, also holding a page from a poetry book, a recurring MO emerges. Fortunately, Jane is well versed in sleuthing and won’t rest until she gives the killer a taste of poetic justice. (GoodReads)
My Opinion: I was surprised I liked this book as much as I did. There were a few annoyances, namely, why didn’t Jane turn on the flashlight app on her phone when she was confronted by an unfamiliar person in a dark confined space; and why did she run to the restroom to wash her hands instead of waiting for help to arrive, and to see who followed her out? Granted, this would have ended the story too soon, but there could have been a workaround.
I enjoy how Ellery Adams brings in authors, titles, and quotes to enhance her narratives and to remind her readers that Storyton is all about the world of the written arts. Usually, readers should start a series from the beginning, but midway through the Book Retreat series, Adams took a slight left turn from where she began. Not in a bad way, but there was a new focus, so the series order might not be as crucial as it once was.
From time to time, I wish there was an actual Storyton. I could use a vacation with no electronics, beautiful gardens, walking trails, and uninterrupted reading.
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