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Former London detective Jake Jackson finds his new life in the country threatened when women start disappearing in this beautifully written and deeply immersive novel that will challenge even the most diehard mystery lover's deductive skills.A beautiful summer's dayWhen young nurse Claire Davidson goes missing on the riverbank, the only clues left behind are her phone and shoes.A mystery that sweeps the nationPeople disappear all the time, but this case sparks an online frenzy. Amateur show more investigators descend on the rural idyll. Everyone has a theory. Is Claire Davidson just the story of a swim that went wrong, or could there be truth to the conspiracies?A killer growing bolderBut when another woman is discovered dead in the river, signs point to murder. Jake Jackson, a former detective who came to the countryside searching for peace, must investigate before more lives are taken. show lessTags
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I have enjoyed Stig Abell's Jake Jackson mysteries from the first (Death Under a Little Sky)-- in particular for their gorgeous descriptions of the landscape and wildlife. A Twist in the River has those same descriptions, so evocative that I feel myself right in the middle of the English countryside.
Jake Jackson's path to this fourth mystery has been a fascinating one. Living off the grid. Making new friends in a rather insular community. His life and the lives of the other characters continue to grow, and the journey is a delight. As Jake searches for a killer, readers learn more about the lives and histories of the locals. Many of them moved to the area for the same reason as Jake: peace and privacy.
While Jake's investigation show more progresses, readers can accompany him to his favorite secondhand bookshop to browse the shelves, and they can also try to avoid the hordes of social media influencers and podcasters trying to find content to boost their clicks and likes. It's not easy for Jake to avoid "Detective Dani," who has her own YouTube channel. She's zeroed in on him as the best source for the latest information, and she's so devious and manipulative that she causes friction between Jake and the woman he loves.
The books in this series are naturally slow to unfold, but this time the pace of A Twist in the River really seemed to drag-- to the point where it bothered me and kept making me want to skim here and there. (I didn't.) But... the landscape is still beautiful. I still want to tuck myself away in the library in Jake's house. And the mystery is still a puzzler. I hope you decide to give this series a try, and if you do, please begin with the first one due to the character development. This is a series that should be savored.
(Review copy courtesy of the publisher and Net Galley) show less
Jake Jackson's path to this fourth mystery has been a fascinating one. Living off the grid. Making new friends in a rather insular community. His life and the lives of the other characters continue to grow, and the journey is a delight. As Jake searches for a killer, readers learn more about the lives and histories of the locals. Many of them moved to the area for the same reason as Jake: peace and privacy.
While Jake's investigation show more progresses, readers can accompany him to his favorite secondhand bookshop to browse the shelves, and they can also try to avoid the hordes of social media influencers and podcasters trying to find content to boost their clicks and likes. It's not easy for Jake to avoid "Detective Dani," who has her own YouTube channel. She's zeroed in on him as the best source for the latest information, and she's so devious and manipulative that she causes friction between Jake and the woman he loves.
The books in this series are naturally slow to unfold, but this time the pace of A Twist in the River really seemed to drag-- to the point where it bothered me and kept making me want to skim here and there. (I didn't.) But... the landscape is still beautiful. I still want to tuck myself away in the library in Jake's house. And the mystery is still a puzzler. I hope you decide to give this series a try, and if you do, please begin with the first one due to the character development. This is a series that should be savored.
(Review copy courtesy of the publisher and Net Galley) show less
As Jake and Livia adjust to the fact they are about to become parents, the community around Little Sky is shocked at the disappearance of a local nurse. The discovery of a body in the river seems to confirm everyone's worries but the body isn't Claire's. Then Claire is found dead and another. the river seems to be the site of a few more drownings than coincidence and Jake is dragged into an investigation which is drawing media attention.
I really like the pace of these novels and the wonderfully imagined setting. The premise of a burnt out police officer inheriting a multi-acre plot with house and money sometimes feels a bit stretched but this was set up in the first book and is almost irrelevant by this fourth outing. This is also a show more slightly more subtle plot that the first few, less manic billionaires etc and more everyday psychological issues. However it is still wonderful and genuine love of the countryside really shines through. show less
I really like the pace of these novels and the wonderfully imagined setting. The premise of a burnt out police officer inheriting a multi-acre plot with house and money sometimes feels a bit stretched but this was set up in the first book and is almost irrelevant by this fourth outing. This is also a show more slightly more subtle plot that the first few, less manic billionaires etc and more everyday psychological issues. However it is still wonderful and genuine love of the countryside really shines through. show less
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