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A review by mojoshivers
The Ghost Fields by Elly Griffiths
4.0
If there's one thing I like about mystery novels it's when the killers are unrepentant and irredeemable. They know what they did and now all they want is to cover it up. That's what the killer in this book is and I just love it. I mean--sometimes a murder is complicated with complicated reasons, but sometimes it's just straight forward greed. And it's occasionally nice to see a mystery novel acknowledge that.
Old George kills his brother, forces his brother away, kills his nephew, and almost kills his granddaughter--all in the name of inheriting the family estate. It's not as much of a shock as you'd expect it to be because the whole book all everyone talks about is how hoity-toity the family is and how inheritance, legacy, and order means something to them. So Old George's bedside confession is less a confession and more of a confirmation of the chain of events.
A solid solution for a bloody set of murders and almost-murders.
As always, the personal stories are on point too. Michelle's infidelity, Ruth's making a choice between Nelson and Frank, and Cathbad and Judy's new addition are all great milestones for the series. It's touches like this that make the series so readable and enjoyable.
Old George kills his brother, forces his brother away, kills his nephew, and almost kills his granddaughter--all in the name of inheriting the family estate. It's not as much of a shock as you'd expect it to be because the whole book all everyone talks about is how hoity-toity the family is and how inheritance, legacy, and order means something to them. So Old George's bedside confession is less a confession and more of a confirmation of the chain of events.
A solid solution for a bloody set of murders and almost-murders.
As always, the personal stories are on point too. Michelle's infidelity, Ruth's making a choice between Nelson and Frank, and Cathbad and Judy's new addition are all great milestones for the series. It's touches like this that make the series so readable and enjoyable.