Winterkill

Rating:
Summary: Mystery in a Hometown
Review: Winterkill is a book for your comfy chair by the fire on a quiet evening. A blizzard sets the stage, muffling the background noise as the story unfolds. Indeed, the ever present snow does much to enhance the mood throughout. The heroine, Anna Chen, is unique among mystery leads; vulnerable and real, not cartoonish or superhuman in any way. In fact, all of the characters seem like people you've seen in the next booth of your favorite diner having a morning coffee. Martinsville, PA feels like a hometown to me. Murders don't happen there. Or do they? Mysteries certainly do, more than just the suspected murder.

This story lives and breathes, unlike many mysteries that have been pushed out into the market on hype. I note that this is the first in a planned series of Anna Chen novels. I look forward to the next.

Rating:
Summary: Mystery in a Hometown
Review: Winterkill is a book for your comfy chair by the fire on a quiet evening. A blizzard sets the stage, muffling the background noise as the story unfolds. Indeed, the ever present snow does much to enhance the mood throughout. The heroine, Anna Chen, is unique among mystery leads; vulnerable and real, not cartoonish or superhuman in any way. In fact, all of the characters seem like people you've seen in the next booth of your favorite diner having a morning coffee. Martinsville, PA feels like a hometown to me. Murders don't happen there. Or do they? Mysteries certainly do, more than just the suspected murder.

This story lives and breathes, unlike many mysteries that have been pushed out into the market on hype. I note that this is the first in a planned series of Anna Chen novels. I look forward to the next.