(https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13556524-inside-evil)
...So what’s this book about?
Inside Evil is the first in a growing
series, 4 books so far; Inside Evil #1, Tower of Souls #2, Spirits of the Middlelands
#3 and New Alliances #4.
This
paranormal mystery is set in a small isolated rural community on the borders of
England and Scotland but the sleepy peace is about to be broken, when local
boarding school teacher, Roberta Arlington, finds one of her pupils dead, in
the school’s corridor. What looks like, at first, a strange but tragic one-off incident
is slowly revealed to be just one of many mysterious deaths and disappearances in
the town’s history.
...So,
what did I like about it?
The
way this story was told, reminded me of books written by authors like Agatha
Christie, Ngaio Marsh and P.D. James. I liked the eloquent way Mr Wakeling described
the town, the people living there and even the weather (which almost become a
character in it’s own right in my mind). The sometimes gentle, meandering of
the story gave me, the reader, time to process clues and events and breathing
space to try to work out where the story was going next. I liked seeing the
mystery from more than one character’s perspective but feeling, like them, in
the dark about what was happening in the town & why it was happening. I
felt on the edge of my seat, wondering if Roberta, Sam, Susan, Martha and Karl
would join forces to solve the mystery together and prevent another death.
...So, ummm, was
there anything I disliked about it?
Not
really. My only niggle is that I think as a seasoned policeman, Karl should
have been more pro-active in finding out about past disappearances and deaths
in Ridgewood.
...So, basically what
I’m saying is...
I
really enjoyed reading this book. If Agatha Christie had written a mystery
story with a fantasy theme, I think it would have been like Inside Evil. If you
enjoy your fantasy or paranormal stories with a mystery to solve, then give
this book a try.
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