Recently I've found myself writing a lot of book reviews. Probably I should be cleaning the house instead, or trying to grow something—anything without thorns!—in my front yard. The only things that are thriving there are an aggressive prickly pear cactus and a large, bad-tempered sweetbriar rose which clawed me when I tried to prune it a few days ago.
Somehow, reviewing another book seemed like a good idea.
Die
Around Sundown by Mark Pryor is a thoroughly enjoyable story.
Set in Paris soon after the 1940 German invasion, Inspector Henri LeFort is
assigned at the invaders’ req—well, no, it’s not a request, it’s a demand—to
investigate a murder without being permitted the ability to do so. How he does
it and avoids being made the scapegoat for his anticipated failure would make
an interesting tale all by itself. But it’s the atmosphere and the cast of
fascinating characters that make Die
Around Sundown stand out. Henri could be just another chain-smoking,
cynical, middle-aged French detective. Instead he has as many layers as an
onion and almost as many secrets. If you like twisty mysteries set in other
periods, this book will catapult you back to occupied France and keep you
reading. It’s due to be released August 16, 2022. I hope this is the beginning
of a series.
I received an ARC for my fair review.
