Good day, dear readers!
Spring is moving toward us, finally. I am enjoying the warmer days, and lighter evenings. Now that we have a bit more light, I can sit outside a little longer, and read. With that, I have two new mystery books to share with you from Andrew James Greig. These two books are going to keep you guessing the entire way, and share a few new WOW moment with you.
The Bone Clock
Goodreads Blurb:
The young oak tree with freshly budding leaves seemed unremarkable until his eyes travelled down to the wooden plaque set into the ground. The words sent an icy chill through his They shall remember you.
In the Scottish Highlands where secrets settle like mist in the glens, Detective Inspector James Corstorphine is summoned to a macabre scene – a gamekeeper hanging from an ancient oak, ensnared by an intricate trap of wire and bone. Still grieving his wife’s death, Corstorphine finds himself hunting a killer who crafts elaborate deathtraps from human remains – clockwork mechanisms that deliver murder with chilling precision.
When the victim’s pregnant girlfriend Margo – her face a map of bruises – shares a reporter’s notebook found among her boyfriend’s possessions, Corstorphine discovers a connection to a journalist who died at the same hanging tree twenty years earlier. But Margo guards secrets of her own, and speaking the truth in this Highland community carries a deadly price.
As the deaths mount, Corstorphine must confront his own ghosts while racing to uncover what links the victims. His investigation leads to a devastating the killer isn’t just taking lives – they’re delivering retribution decades in the making.
My Review:
Secrets have a way of resurfacing, no matter how hard one tries…
Years ago, there were a few children that went missing, but as they were orphans, no one gave it much thought. Then a apparent suicide from a local reporter started a few tongues wagging. With no forward movement, things are quiet for many years, until a couple of gruesome deaths start a whirlwind of activity in the town. With a few mysterious clues, and the clues pointing in disturbing directions, the detectives are trying to prevent future deaths.
Five major suspects, five gruesome deaths, and a handful of children who have been missing for decades, time is running out to stop the killer.
Who is going to be next?
I absolutely LOVED this book! I read this in one sitting. What an amazing new series to follow. I look forward to reading many more books from this author.
The Devil’s Cut
Goodreads Blurb:
The summit was just a few more minutes’ climb as the bottle slipped from his weakening grip. He was aware that he was dying. Not here. Not now. Not alone. Through the pain, his mind screamed a silent final eulogy.
When a distillery owner’s body is discovered on top of a remote Scottish mountain, forensics confirm that he died of natural causes. But the dead man’s sister claims he was murdered.
As Detective Inspector Corstorphine delves into the victim’s family, disturbing questions emerge. Why is the daughter kept sedated and locked in her room? Who is stalking the son as he scatters his father’s ashes on lonely mountain peaks? Each clue – from a haunting painting defaced in blood to a deadly botanical poison – points to someone with intimate knowledge of the family.
Then a young woman’s suicide becomes entwined with the case, and Corstorphine must confront a killer whose vengeance traces back to a childhood act with devastating consequences.
My Review:
Heart attack is a pretty straightforward cause of death, right? Not anymore. As DI Corstorphine and his team begin to investigate, it seems as though a death is just a death. But as the bodies begin to pile up, there are some unanswered questions that need answers.
Just when it seems there may be nothing there, another event begins that just might solve the first case..
Great book, and engaging mystery. I had to sit down and finish in one sitting, it was that good! Andrew James Greig is becoming one of my favorite authors to read. I cannot wait to see more in this series.
