Murder Light. Perfectly enjoyable ( )

Michael Deehy (Narrator)
Fast-paced. Enjoyable story ( )

A little bit more of a cozy than I thought it would be. I still enjoyed it but I am not a huge fan of the cozy mystery. If you are you might like it more. ( )

At just under 200 pages, this first book in the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James mystery series was a bit lightweight. Set in a country hotel, every guest is a suspect and as one murder leads to another, everyone must be questioned. Kincaid, who is with Scotland Yard, is actually at the hotel on holiday and inserts himself into the investigation with predictable response from the local police force. The final conflict takes place in a predictable setting as well. The second it was mentioned I knew where the story was headed.

These tropes have all been used in any number of mysteries or TV crime dramas. And yet I enjoyed the book, especially the Duncan and Gemma team, and look forward to seeing them again in the next installment. ( )

Detective Superintendent Duncan Kincaid is not convinced he needs a holiday, and he'd never choose a posh timeshare in Yorkshire if he was. However, when his cousin gifts him just such a vacation, there's no point in wasting it. Unfortunately, work follows him there when a dead body is found floating in the jacuzzi. Despite it being a case for the local police, Duncan can't ignore the case, especially when the body count begins to rise.

I enjoyed this mystery well enough. I was a little confused by the timeline of who booked their week at the timeshare when, a detail that proves to be of some importance. However, this was no doubt compounded by the fact that I was listening to the audiobook and couldn't flip back to check the facts. I'll read more in the series, as I hear they grow stronger a few books in. ( )