Title: The Restless Dead
Author: E.G. Ellory
Date: 2025
Quote: "Murder and the mundane went hand in hand."
That's right. This short thriller is oddly titled. It's not a ghost story; it's a murder mystery. A young woman's body looks too tidy to have died accidentally. Maybe an ex-boyfriend or rejected admirer did it? I had a general idea what the ending was likely to be, but didn't guess how the plot could work up to the end.
There are sub-plots of relationships among the police force in the village of Fenburne, where this mystery is one in a series. If you enjoy reading about police officers' friendships, rivalries, support for friends' personal lives, this series is for you. The main detective, Jodie Walsh, is new enough to be proving herself to most of her colleagues and slowly gathering her nerve to ask a potential girlfriend for a date.
It's not a genre I normally buy, but I enjoyed my review copy.
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