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A review by vailynst
Death Shall Come: A Country House Murder Mystery by Simon R. Green
4.0
The story begins with an atypical meeting within the Ancient Egypt rooms at the British Museum. The Colonel veers off the usual path and asks Ishmael Jones to do him a favor. He's concerned that his wife's father, George Cardavan, may be involved in dangerous affairs. Matters that could be of note for the Organization. Ishmael agrees to help the Colonel and pretend to be an expert of Egyptian artifacts. The Cardavan's are meeting at the family estate for a private showing of George Cardavan's latest acquisition. The family has a history of collecting Egyptian relics. George has added the rarest of all prizes and he cannot wait to show it off to his family.
Here is a story of pride, greed, endless hungers and love. It all starts with a mummy, a curse and a hero of unlikely attributes.
Death Shall Come is the first book I've read in the Ishmael Jones series. The story captured my imagination with the opening synopsis. An inhuman hero without a past. A man that does not age. An unknown warrior that fights to keep people safe from unimaginable harm. I was hooked from the very start.
Ishmael Jones is like Sherlock Holmes without the mania. He's intelligent, has keen senses, perceptive and strong but he doesn't have an over inflated ego or cutting cynicism. He is actively living life, embracing his experiences and does what he feels is right.
His girlfriend, Penny Belcourt, is a spunky glam-girl full of energy and curiosity. Her enthusiasm and humor is a great foil to Ishmael's unflappable demeanor. I love the easy familiarity between them. Their banter, non-verbal communication and the solid way they back each other.
The story atmosphere made me feel like I was in a middle of a Hitchcock film. All gloom and doom and icky shadows. The plot was like a game of Clue. I figured out most of the important bits from the clues within the story but I didn't predict exactly how it would happen.
Now, I'm dying to find out more about Ishmael and Penny. There's hardly a clue about them except a few references to the past. I want to know about Black Heir, the Organization and everything about Ishmael.
This was a fun adventure into a new series and I can't wait to read more. If you want a clever mystery with a dash of humor, you've come to the right place.
Review ARC via NetGalley
Here is a story of pride, greed, endless hungers and love. It all starts with a mummy, a curse and a hero of unlikely attributes.
Death Shall Come is the first book I've read in the Ishmael Jones series. The story captured my imagination with the opening synopsis. An inhuman hero without a past. A man that does not age. An unknown warrior that fights to keep people safe from unimaginable harm. I was hooked from the very start.
Ishmael Jones is like Sherlock Holmes without the mania. He's intelligent, has keen senses, perceptive and strong but he doesn't have an over inflated ego or cutting cynicism. He is actively living life, embracing his experiences and does what he feels is right.
His girlfriend, Penny Belcourt, is a spunky glam-girl full of energy and curiosity. Her enthusiasm and humor is a great foil to Ishmael's unflappable demeanor. I love the easy familiarity between them. Their banter, non-verbal communication and the solid way they back each other.
The story atmosphere made me feel like I was in a middle of a Hitchcock film. All gloom and doom and icky shadows. The plot was like a game of Clue. I figured out most of the important bits from the clues within the story but I didn't predict exactly how it would happen.
Now, I'm dying to find out more about Ishmael and Penny. There's hardly a clue about them except a few references to the past. I want to know about Black Heir, the Organization and everything about Ishmael.
This was a fun adventure into a new series and I can't wait to read more. If you want a clever mystery with a dash of humor, you've come to the right place.
Review ARC via NetGalley