Hester Young

Bit disappointing. It was a perfectly competent mystery, but I got it off a list of best southern gothic mysteries. It didn’t have the prevailing feel of dread and the weight of history that you get would a good southern gothic. I was not surprised by the few “twists “ , but that is because the author was fair. Will be willing to try another

I am being generous and rounded up.
Way too much whining about the main characters kid and the book could easily have been 100 pages shorter, but the author can write a good story. Not mystery as you will likely figure out most of it long before the characters do.

a bit repetitive which gets tiresome, but I'll read the next

Enjoyed it, I'll read more, see how it goes