The Dark Angel by Elly Griffiths - archaeologist Ruth Galloway is asked by an old colleague to come to Italy to give her opinion on some bones found at a dig. She and her friend Shona, along with their children, travel to a very small village that soon reveals seething resentments under the surface. Meanwhile, back in England, DI Harry Nelson learns a criminal he put away is out and threatening revenge. Unfortunately, most of the book is dedicated to Ruth and Harry's sometimes on/sometimes off relationship and Michelle, Harry's wife, and her quandary over who is the father of her surprise baby. This series has devolved from fun archaeological mysteries to an overwrought soap opera.
2 stars
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The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz - a woman plans her own funeral and then six hours later she is murdered in her home. Stumped, the police call in consultant Daniel Hawthorne, ex-policeman. The author writes himself into the story by being asked by Hawthorne to write a book about him solving the crime. So we get to discover the clues along with Hawthorne and Horowitz while also learning some behind the scenes facts about the author's experience writing for television. (He's the author of one of my favorite series, Foyle's War.)
3 stars
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Murder in Greenwich Village by Liz Freeland - Louise Faulk has left the small town of Altoona, Pa, to try a more independent life in 1913 New York City. When she and her roommate are plunged into the middle of a murder investigation, she decides to do some investigating of her own. She also has a secret of hew own to keep. Louise is just as prone to jumping to conclusions as the police and stumbles around keeping valuable clues from them. I found her very irritating. This is the beginning of a series I won't be continuing.
2 stars
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