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Let Darkness Bury the Dead by Maureen Jennings
4.0
After a series of dud reads, I reached for Maureen Jennings and her historical Detective Murdoch mystery, Let Darkness Bury the Dead. I knew that this type of book would work well to pull me from the reading slump I've been in.
I wasn't worried either about not reading any of the previous Murdoch Mysteries because even Jennings notes that she has specifically set this one when Murdoch is much older than he is in the TV series, so it does not confuse those reading/watching that series. So this particular one works very well as a standalone.
I did feel the ending rushed to its close, and the killer was fairly easy to identify, but those are two small issues really in an overall very enjoyable story.
I own the full series of her Tom Tyler mysteries, and have read [b:Season of Darkness|13155268|Season of Darkness (Detective Inspector Tom Tyler, #1)|Maureen Jennings|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1333579307s/13155268.jpg|14209707] already, so reading the rest in this series will be a pleasure.
I wasn't worried either about not reading any of the previous Murdoch Mysteries because even Jennings notes that she has specifically set this one when Murdoch is much older than he is in the TV series, so it does not confuse those reading/watching that series. So this particular one works very well as a standalone.
I did feel the ending rushed to its close, and the killer was fairly easy to identify, but those are two small issues really in an overall very enjoyable story.
I own the full series of her Tom Tyler mysteries, and have read [b:Season of Darkness|13155268|Season of Darkness (Detective Inspector Tom Tyler, #1)|Maureen Jennings|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1333579307s/13155268.jpg|14209707] already, so reading the rest in this series will be a pleasure.