I’m very conflicted on how to rate this. Part of me wants to give it a “2” as I simply do not view this as a mystery. It’s more like a story about wine and the tasting of and a visit into the history of collaborationist France during World War II. It doesn’t feel like a legitimate mystery story. And yet, I do enjoy the comparisons.
I love reading about Benjamin tasting the wines. It makes me want to visit France
It’s a conundrum worthy of Agatha Christie in this short and yet very complete story. You’ll only realize it’s brevity by how little time it takes to read.
A guy who deserved to be murdered, and Lieutenant Eve Dallas will solve this case.
An intricate scheme involving slavery, changed identities, and fur trappers emerges in the midst of disappearances, as Ruso and Tilla struggle to keep the peace.
Eager for adventure, Wilma and Simon take off. It’s Östen Marjavaara who finds them, and he swears off river water for the rest of his life.
A message in the tooth from a severed head in Paris has Chief Nico Sirsky digging into a supposed suicide that leads to a deep conspiracy.
April O’Day loves her new job as bat retriever for the Harpoons, who comes to appreciate her advice. But mysterious things are happening, and she quickly learns, it’s a whole new ball game.
A sexual predator, a “spectacle killer”, leads into the world of designer drugs, drone technology, organized crime, and shocking corruption at the highest levels.
Rebus and Malcolm Fox go head-to-head when a 30-year-old murder investigation resurfaces, forcing Rebus to confront crimes of the past
Two child murders, thousands of miles apart, share a common killer. When another child is taken, the reign of terror promises to continue—unless Brennan can stop a psychopath.