Title: Blood Lines
Author: E.G. Ellory
Date: 2026
Quote: "Jodie Walsh had wondered when the next call would come, used to the ways of Fenburne now--the village with a striking landscape and bloody history."
Fenburne is one of those fictional places that see more murders within a few years than real towns of their size see in centuries. All the while some of the villagers are perfectly safe, because the village has been created as a place for some characters to show their skills at detecting whodunit. Jodie Walsh, her mentor Sam Hyatt, and their colleague Jim Thompson, are quite all right. Their role in the village is to ensure that, though nasty things keep happening, badness is always contained by law and order. Someone always has to bring the murderers to justice.
The murder of Tom Landon and Esme Halland is typical for Fenburne: a nice clean case, no gruesome details, a group of suspects including one who commits a violent assault during the investigation. Those who enjoy solving fictional mysteries should enjoy it.
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