| Rose’s husband, Jack, and
their daughter, Meg, are off to his parents’ golden
wedding anniversary party, but Rose has to stay behind for
a court appearance. Recovering from a cold, she feels like
a break, and when housekeeper Sadie suggests they go on vacation
to her native Bute, it sounds like a great idea. Sadie has
connections to the owner of a luxury hotel, and as Jack says,
nothing ever happens on Bute. But something did happen twenty
years earlier, and Rose is going to find out that old sins
cast some very long shadows.
To say what Rose discovers when she arrives in Bute would
spoil the story, but expect some surprise revelations. This
is a slow burner but a page turner, as Rose detects an old
case with some new additions and slowly but surely things
start to happen. Don’t expect a lot of action as it
isn’t present. Instead, relax and enjoy the author’s
tangible descriptions of Bute in 1906 and the unfolding story.
If you haven’t read the earlier books you will have
missed a lot that underpins this book; no book in any series
can truly be called a standalone. At this stage, with the
large number of Inspector Faro and Rose McQuinn novels in
existence, a lot of the enjoyment will be in seeing what the
characters are up to, and how it all fits in with what has
gone before. If you are a fan of this long-running series
I can recommend this latest addition.
Reviews of previous titles in this series
An
Orkney Murder #3
Ghost
Walk #4
Destroying
Walk #5
Murder
Lies Waiting #9
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