judyward's review
3.0
This is the debut novel in a new mystery series by Will North and it was ideal for a recent week at the beach where I spent hours reading at the edge of the waves. In terms of the plot, the book takes place in Cornwall where an American team of archaeologists discover the skeleton of a missing child in a Stone Age burial quoit. Naturally there are suspects galore.
affiknittyreads's review
3.0
I picked this up as a free (or nearly free) e-book, because it sounded like a mystery that fans of the Ruth Galloway series by Elly Griffiths (me, me!) would like. It was! I will definitely check out the next book.
jlynn913's review
2.0
Meh - that's all I could really say about this one. I used Kindle Unlimited to read this because I noticed one I had already saved was the second story of this series so I felt like I should read this one first. It's not really my "go to" genre (witches, magic, folklore, etc) but I've been trying to branch out and read different types of books that I normally wouldn't read. However, now I know why. This book fell flat. It was odd because some chapters I noticed I would be skimming through and then others I would be so interested and needing to know more about what was going to happen. This whole book seemed to be all over the place chapter to chapter. The ending was SO rushed I felt like we went from 0-100 in 4 seconds. I don't know if it's because I wasn't interested, but I didn't understand the ending or how we even got to that point. There was no build up, no character development and certainly it didn't seem like a plot was there either. I just thoroughly didn't enjoy this one, so I returned this and the second part of the series to KU, and probably won't read anything else from this author.
vesper1931's review against another edition
3.0
In Penwith, Cornwall at a dig lead by Professor Bradley Hunter, discover a body. Unfortunately for them it is of a body only recently dead. CID Detective Sergeant Morgan Davies is sent to investigate.
An interesting story though I am not too sure about the occult aspects
An interesting story though I am not too sure about the occult aspects
isalaur's review against another edition
4.0
Slow start but exciting finish!
This British mystery/police procedural/paranormal is an intriguing read. It gets off to a slow start which I believe is partly attributed to setting the stage for a new series. The action picks up considerably by the midway point and the ending is suspenseful.
Police Sargent Morgan Davies makes for a great protagonist. Older, snarky, impatient and a bit reckless she is nonetheless a brilliant detective. We also meet her Scene of Crime partner Callum West. Getting used to the British procedures takes a bit for those used to American police procedures and stories. There are great secondary characters, a witch, a clairvoyant ten year old and some truly awful people you just want to punch.
The mystery builds though it becomes obvious who the villain is to the reader quite a bit before Davies clues in. The paranormal element adds to the suspense of the story.
The story’s arc moves well once it gets going. The character development could have been a bit more in depth. It was kind of hard to connect to the characters. However the whole setup was interesting and entertaining enough that I will certainly be reading the next books in the series.
This British mystery/police procedural/paranormal is an intriguing read. It gets off to a slow start which I believe is partly attributed to setting the stage for a new series. The action picks up considerably by the midway point and the ending is suspenseful.
Police Sargent Morgan Davies makes for a great protagonist. Older, snarky, impatient and a bit reckless she is nonetheless a brilliant detective. We also meet her Scene of Crime partner Callum West. Getting used to the British procedures takes a bit for those used to American police procedures and stories. There are great secondary characters, a witch, a clairvoyant ten year old and some truly awful people you just want to punch.
The mystery builds though it becomes obvious who the villain is to the reader quite a bit before Davies clues in. The paranormal element adds to the suspense of the story.
The story’s arc moves well once it gets going. The character development could have been a bit more in depth. It was kind of hard to connect to the characters. However the whole setup was interesting and entertaining enough that I will certainly be reading the next books in the series.
cydewayzraven's review against another edition
4.0
Entertaining hook, was a quick read. The writer changed from last name to first name and back and if you weren't paying attention the list of characters sounded more than their was.
Can't wait to read the second in the series
Can't wait to read the second in the series
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