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Death Under a Little Sky: The new debut rural crime detective thriller you won’t want to miss in 2023 (Jake Jackson, Book 1)

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What starts as an innocent game turns sinister, when a young woman’s bones are discovered. And Jake is thrust once again into the role of detective, as he tries to unearth a dangerous killer in this most unlikely of settings. As you know I’m always on the lookout for debut Crime Novels and when I saw Death Under A Little Sky, I was immediately drawn in by the beautiful cover and the premise. And to be honest, the premise of being left a property in the middle of the countryside, sounded like a wish come true to me, but maybe not with these happenings!

Jake ligt in scheiding met zijn vrouw en vanwege een erfenis van zijn oom besluit hij om weg te gaan en als voormalig rechercheur naar het helemaal afgelegen dorp waar hij eigenaar is geworden van een woonboerderij te gaan, die van zijn oom was. Tijdens een spel vind hij botten van een vrouw en raakt hij verwikkelt in het onderzoek om te ontdekken wie deze vrouw is en wat er met haar gebeurd is.Once ensconced in his new rural home, he is a changed man. No television, internet, or even phone service would be enough of a deterrent for many people, but not Jake. He embraced this solitude and reverts make to nature. He swims in his own lake, runs on his own acreage, and reads from his new and extensive library of crime fiction that his uncle bequeathed to him. Idyllic right? Still overall it’s a decent effort. The writing is pretty good, if a little over descriptive. It did feel a somewhat padded story but the main character was pretty interesting. In eerste instantie tast hij volledig in het duister, dus hij zal het over een andere boeg moeten gooien. Staan de antwoorden misschien in ’s werelds bekendste thrillers?

Het verhaal wordt vanuit Jake verteld. De sfeer van de woonplek wordt zeer geloofwaardig beschreven. Als lezer krijg je een kijkje in het leven en de gedachtes van Jake. De dagelijkse beslommeringen die horen bij een verhuizing en het opnieuw leren kennen van een woonplek spelen een grote rol in het verhaal. I absolutely loved the clever use of reference to great literary detectives in the story and the map at the front of the book. The village has very little. A general store, which doubles as a bar. A church, but no vicar. No school and not much of anything else, while Jake's new house has a magnificent library and a lake, but no bathroom or washing machine. Gradually, he begins to get to know his surroundings and the few locals. Livia, the local vet, Dr Peter, an elderly biologist, Sarah at 'The Jolly Nook,' and a host of vaguely hostile, insular locals, mainly consisting of recalcitrant matrons and aggressive farmhands.

PDF / EPUB File Name: Death_Under_a_Little_Sky_-_Stig_Abell.pdf, Death_Under_a_Little_Sky_-_Stig_Abell.epub Het nieuwe leven bevalt Jake prima en hij weet zich goed te vermaken zonder alle luxe van zijn leven in London. Dit zorgzame leven verandert alsl hij tijdens een jaarlijkse speurtocht een tas met menselijk botten vindt. This is the line that broke me: "a soft, biscuitty smell on her clothes." Full body cringe, gag-reflex activated. Awful, florid, excessively cute, I hate it. And the thing is, that was one of the less egregious examples! It's just one that stood out. Biscuitty. Soft. A soft, biscuitty smell. Aaargh. Thank you to @instabooktours for hosting, @harperfictionpr for my copy and @thestigabell for the descriptive setting, strong character building and for introducing me to a slow burn detective series! 🔍❓ Firstly, let's start with the setting.. the countryside.. the author made this superbly atmospheric.. throw in a murder and you've got the perfect story. The fact that the small village was completely isolated from any real civilisation made it a whole lot more eerie.

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