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A review by hmalmal
Secrets of the Dead by Carol Wyer
5.0
First off, I want to say that I did not read the first book in the series. And I don't think this had any negative effect on my enjoyment of this book.
Secrets of the Dead follows Detective Inspector Robyn Carter as she investigates a series of heinous murders that may or may not be related. She and her team have to work hard and frankly, against the clock to make sure no one else in Lichfield get hurt. And to make matters worse, they also have to work against the media who is overhyping all of their cases and scaring the public.
Honestly, I wasn't expecting that much from this book. I was looking for a good murder mystery to read, but I had little expectation. And even after the first few pages, I wasn't really feeling it.
But then, all of a sudden, it got good. No. It got really good.
Every single death was very...different. And I honestly found myself disgusted, and in need of a break.
And maybe I could have figured out the killer(s), but I was so interested in the writing style and finding out what happened to every single character, that I didn't want to stop and think, and put the clues together. I just wanted to keep reading and reading and reading and reading.
It was that interesting.
And then there was an impressive amount of times where I was like "oh my god. What just happened?"
Honestly, by the end of the book, I fell in love with Robyn. She's so well-rounded, and she really is a good role model for any woman reading. She's single, loves a daughter that isn't hers, is willing to put her life on the job, cares about her team, and yet she still has flaws. She makes mistakes, and she sometimes has a temper with her coworkers *ahem Tom ahem*. But in the end, she's still a strong female character through and through.
All in all, Secrets of the Dead was a well written murder mystery that will keep you up (reading) at night, and will keep you captivated until the very end.
** I received this book in exchange for an honest review from Netgalley and the publisher, but this in no way effected my opinions on the book.
***Can we talk about the Letter from Carol? I think I literally died reading that.
If you want to read a more in-depth review or some of my other reviews, please head over to my blog: http://heathertooreal.blogspot.com/
Secrets of the Dead follows Detective Inspector Robyn Carter as she investigates a series of heinous murders that may or may not be related. She and her team have to work hard and frankly, against the clock to make sure no one else in Lichfield get hurt. And to make matters worse, they also have to work against the media who is overhyping all of their cases and scaring the public.
Honestly, I wasn't expecting that much from this book. I was looking for a good murder mystery to read, but I had little expectation. And even after the first few pages, I wasn't really feeling it.
But then, all of a sudden, it got good. No. It got really good.
Every single death was very...different. And I honestly found myself disgusted, and in need of a break.
And maybe I could have figured out the killer(s), but I was so interested in the writing style and finding out what happened to every single character, that I didn't want to stop and think, and put the clues together. I just wanted to keep reading and reading and reading and reading.
It was that interesting.
And then there was an impressive amount of times where I was like "oh my god. What just happened?"
Honestly, by the end of the book, I fell in love with Robyn. She's so well-rounded, and she really is a good role model for any woman reading. She's single, loves a daughter that isn't hers, is willing to put her life on the job, cares about her team, and yet she still has flaws. She makes mistakes, and she sometimes has a temper with her coworkers *ahem Tom ahem*. But in the end, she's still a strong female character through and through.
All in all, Secrets of the Dead was a well written murder mystery that will keep you up (reading) at night, and will keep you captivated until the very end.
** I received this book in exchange for an honest review from Netgalley and the publisher, but this in no way effected my opinions on the book.
***Can we talk about the Letter from Carol? I think I literally died reading that.
If you want to read a more in-depth review or some of my other reviews, please head over to my blog: http://heathertooreal.blogspot.com/